The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warburton, 4. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, C. Bathurst, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, B. Law, S. Crowder, T. Longman, T. Field, and T. Caslon, 1760 |
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Page 20
... tafte , and fenfe . 160 Comma's and points they fet exactly right , And ' twere a n to rob them of their mite . Yet ne'er one fprig of laurel grac'd thefe ribalds , From flashing Bentley down to pidling Tibalds : NOTES . and has given ...
... tafte , and fenfe . 160 Comma's and points they fet exactly right , And ' twere a n to rob them of their mite . Yet ne'er one fprig of laurel grac'd thefe ribalds , From flashing Bentley down to pidling Tibalds : NOTES . and has given ...
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... perfuaded the Duke of Chandos that Mr. P. meant him in those circumstances ridiculed in the Epiftle on Tafte . See Mr. Pope's letter to the Earl of Bur- lington concerning this matter . Or at the ear of Eve , familiar Toad , 38 PROLOGUE.
... perfuaded the Duke of Chandos that Mr. P. meant him in those circumstances ridiculed in the Epiftle on Tafte . See Mr. Pope's letter to the Earl of Bur- lington concerning this matter . Or at the ear of Eve , familiar Toad , 38 PROLOGUE.
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... Tafte , blafpheme Quadrille , Abuse the City's best good men in metre , And laugh at Peers that put their truft in Peter . 40 " Ev'n thofe you touch not hate you . P. What should ail ' em ? F. A hundred smart in Timon and in Balaam ...
... Tafte , blafpheme Quadrille , Abuse the City's best good men in metre , And laugh at Peers that put their truft in Peter . 40 " Ev'n thofe you touch not hate you . P. What should ail ' em ? F. A hundred smart in Timon and in Balaam ...
Page 74
... Tafte to put this line in the mouth of Trebatius . But our Poet confutes this cenfure , by fhewing how well the fenfe of it agrees to his Friend's Character . The Lawyer is cautious and fearful ; but as foon as Sir ROBERT , the Patron ...
... Tafte to put this line in the mouth of Trebatius . But our Poet confutes this cenfure , by fhewing how well the fenfe of it agrees to his Friend's Character . The Lawyer is cautious and fearful ; but as foon as Sir ROBERT , the Patron ...
Page 89
... Tafte is infolence indeed : " In me ' tis noble , fuits my birth and state , 66 My wealth unwieldy , and my heap too great . " Then , like the Sun , let ' Bounty spread her ray , 115 And shine that fuperfluity away . Oh Impudence of ...
... Tafte is infolence indeed : " In me ' tis noble , fuits my birth and state , 66 My wealth unwieldy , and my heap too great . " Then , like the Sun , let ' Bounty spread her ray , 115 And shine that fuperfluity away . Oh Impudence of ...
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