The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: ...A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1789 |
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Page 33
... master of our tongue ; declares . " the purity and perfection of the English language " to be found in his Homer ; and saying there are " more good verses in Dryden's Virgil than in any " other work , except this of our author only ( 1 ) ...
... master of our tongue ; declares . " the purity and perfection of the English language " to be found in his Homer ; and saying there are " more good verses in Dryden's Virgil than in any " other work , except this of our author only ( 1 ) ...
Page 35
... master a- " greeably , I have the extent of the reward of my labour . " " SIR , " I had not the opportunity of hearing of your excellent ** pamphlet till this day . I am infinitely fatisfied and pleased " with it , and hope you will ...
... master a- " greeably , I have the extent of the reward of my labour . " " SIR , " I had not the opportunity of hearing of your excellent ** pamphlet till this day . I am infinitely fatisfied and pleased " with it , and hope you will ...
Page 39
... master of all styles , and all arguments ; and that there was in those times ( k ) Cibber's Letter to Mr. P. p . 19 . ( 1 ) Burnet's Homerides , p . 1. of his tranßation of the Iliad . ( m ) The London and Maut's Journas , on his ...
... master of all styles , and all arguments ; and that there was in those times ( k ) Cibber's Letter to Mr. P. p . 19 . ( 1 ) Burnet's Homerides , p . 1. of his tranßation of the Iliad . ( m ) The London and Maut's Journas , on his ...
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... master of wisdom af- firmeth of the gods in general : Si Dii non irafcuntur impiis et injuftis , nec pios utique justosque diligunt . In rebus enim diverfis , ut in utramque partem moveri ne- ceffe eft , aut in neutram . Itaque qui ...
... master of wisdom af- firmeth of the gods in general : Si Dii non irafcuntur impiis et injuftis , nec pios utique justosque diligunt . In rebus enim diverfis , ut in utramque partem moveri ne- ceffe eft , aut in neutram . Itaque qui ...
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... master of a great deal of " penetration and judgment , his criticisms ( particularly on Prince " Arthur ) do fufficiently demonstrate . " From the fame account it also appears that he writ plays " more to get reputation than " money ...
... master of a great deal of " penetration and judgment , his criticisms ( particularly on Prince " Arthur ) do fufficiently demonstrate . " From the fame account it also appears that he writ plays " more to get reputation than " money ...
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