The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, 3. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, H. Lintot, and C. Bathurst, 1757 |
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... exposed in the fourth epistle , where the popular and philosophical errors concerning Happiness are detected . The figure is taken from animal life . VER . 15. Laugh where we must , & c . ] Intimating that human follies are so strangely ...
... exposed in the fourth epistle , where the popular and philosophical errors concerning Happiness are detected . The figure is taken from animal life . VER . 15. Laugh where we must , & c . ] Intimating that human follies are so strangely ...
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... exposed : And Common - sense , as the Poet observes , instructs us to conclude , that our fellow - crea- tures , placed by Providence as the joint - inhabitants of this Globe , are defigned to be joint - sharers with us of its blessings ...
... exposed : And Common - sense , as the Poet observes , instructs us to conclude , that our fellow - crea- tures , placed by Providence as the joint - inhabitants of this Globe , are defigned to be joint - sharers with us of its blessings ...
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... exposed in the first Epiftle . The Poet , therefore , to convince them that this study is less eafy than they imagine , replies ( from 2 to 19. ) to the first NOTES . circumspect use of Reason . On the contrary , had he sup- posed Man ...
... exposed in the first Epiftle . The Poet , therefore , to convince them that this study is less eafy than they imagine , replies ( from 2 to 19. ) to the first NOTES . circumspect use of Reason . On the contrary , had he sup- posed Man ...
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... exposed the two false species of Happiness , the Philofophical and Po- pular , and denounced the true ; in order to establish the laft he goes on to a confutation of the two former . I. He first ( from $ 34 to 49. ) confutes the ...
... exposed the two false species of Happiness , the Philofophical and Po- pular , and denounced the true ; in order to establish the laft he goes on to a confutation of the two former . I. He first ( from $ 34 to 49. ) confutes the ...
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... expose the terrible conse- quences of fuch an opinion , on the sentiments and practice of all forts of men ; making the Difssolute , impious and atheistical ; the Religious , uncharitable and intolerant ; and the Good , restless and ...
... expose the terrible conse- quences of fuch an opinion , on the sentiments and practice of all forts of men ; making the Difssolute , impious and atheistical ; the Religious , uncharitable and intolerant ; and the Good , restless and ...
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