The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: ...A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1789 |
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... first imperfect Editions of the DUNCIAD , II . AList of Books , Papers , and Verses , in which 247 our Author was abused , 252 : III . Advertisement to the first Edition with notes , in Quarto , 1729 , 257 IV . Advertisement to the first ...
... first imperfect Editions of the DUNCIAD , II . AList of Books , Papers , and Verses , in which 247 our Author was abused , 252 : III . Advertisement to the first Edition with notes , in Quarto , 1729 , 257 IV . Advertisement to the first ...
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... first appearance of this poem . Such Notes as have occured to me I herewith fend you . You will oblige me by inferting them among those which are , or will be tranfmitted to you by others ; fince not only the Authour's friends , but ...
... first appearance of this poem . Such Notes as have occured to me I herewith fend you . You will oblige me by inferting them among those which are , or will be tranfmitted to you by others ; fince not only the Authour's friends , but ...
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... first aggreffors . They had tried , till they were weary , what was to be got by railing at each other . No body was either concerned or surprised , if this or that fcribbler was proved a . dunce . But every one was curious to read what ...
... first aggreffors . They had tried , till they were weary , what was to be got by railing at each other . No body was either concerned or surprised , if this or that fcribbler was proved a . dunce . But every one was curious to read what ...
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... first objection I have heard made to the poem , is , That the perfons are too obfcure for fatire . The persons themselves , rather than allow the objection , would forgive the fatire ; and if one could be tempt- red to afford it a ...
... first objection I have heard made to the poem , is , That the perfons are too obfcure for fatire . The persons themselves , rather than allow the objection , would forgive the fatire ; and if one could be tempt- red to afford it a ...
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... first the most ancient of critics , 66 Mr. JOHN DENNIS . " His precepts are false or trivial , or both ; his thoughts are crude and abortive , his expressions " abfurd , his numbers harsh and unmusical , his instead of ma- “ 66 rhymes ...
... first the most ancient of critics , 66 Mr. JOHN DENNIS . " His precepts are false or trivial , or both ; his thoughts are crude and abortive , his expressions " abfurd , his numbers harsh and unmusical , his instead of ma- “ 66 rhymes ...
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abuſed advertiſements ¯neid ¯schylus alſo ancient Bavius beſt called cauſe character Cibber critics Curl Dennis Dryden dull Dulneſs Dunce Dunciad Effay Engliſh Eſſay ev'ry faid falſe fame fatire fays feem fince fing firſt fleep fome fons foon former editions foul fuch fure genius Gildon Goddess hath hero Homer honour houſe Ibid Iliad IMITATIONS itſelf Journal juſt King laſt learned leaſt leſs letter Lord maſter Matthew Concanen moſt muſe muſt never o'er obſerve occafion octavo Ovid paſſage perſon philoſophy pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetry Pope Pope's praiſe preſent printed profe publiſhed raiſe reaſon REMARKS reſt ſame ſay ſcience SCRIBL Scriblerus ſecond ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſince ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſubject ſuch thee theſe thing thoſe thou thro tranflation univerſity uſed verſe Virg Virgil whoſe words writ writing