The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, 3. köideA. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, H. Lintot, and C. Bathurst, 1757 |
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... faithful line With modest joy furveys her form divine . But oh , what thoughts , what numbers shall I find , But faintly to express the Poet's mind ! 465 470 Who yonder Star's effulgence can display , Unless Part III . ESSAY ON SATIRE .
... faithful line With modest joy furveys her form divine . But oh , what thoughts , what numbers shall I find , But faintly to express the Poet's mind ! 465 470 Who yonder Star's effulgence can display , Unless Part III . ESSAY ON SATIRE .
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... express them more shortly this way than in profe itself ; and nothing is more certain , than that much of the force as well as grace of arguments or instructions , depends on their conciseness . I was un- able to treat this part of my ...
... express them more shortly this way than in profe itself ; and nothing is more certain , than that much of the force as well as grace of arguments or instructions , depends on their conciseness . I was un- able to treat this part of my ...
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... express himself in this Manner . " I believe he would , and so , we know , would St. Paul too , when writing on the same subject , namely the omniprefence of God in his Providence , and in his Substance . In him we live , and move , and ...
... express himself in this Manner . " I believe he would , and so , we know , would St. Paul too , when writing on the same subject , namely the omniprefence of God in his Providence , and in his Substance . In him we live , and move , and ...
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... express his own particular principles ; and such a thing might well be , beause the Spinozists , in order to hide the impiety of their principle , are wont to express the Omni- prefence of God in terms that any religious Theift might ...
... express his own particular principles ; and such a thing might well be , beause the Spinozists , in order to hide the impiety of their principle , are wont to express the Omni- prefence of God in terms that any religious Theift might ...
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... express the first part of this thought , our Author says form'd ; and to express the latter , impell ' d . VER . 19 , 20. Like bubbles , & c . ] Mr. Du Refnel , tran- flates these two lines thus , " Sort du neant y réntre , et reparoit ...
... express the first part of this thought , our Author says form'd ; and to express the latter , impell ' d . VER . 19 , 20. Like bubbles , & c . ] Mr. Du Refnel , tran- flates these two lines thus , " Sort du neant y réntre , et reparoit ...
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