The Works of Alexander Pope Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; ... Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warbuton, 5. köideJ. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and C. Bathurst, 1752 |
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... clofets and libraries of all my acquaintance . I had ftill been in the dark , if a Gentleman had not procured me ( I fuppofe from fome of themselves , for they are generally much more dangerous friends than enemies vi A LETTER.
... clofets and libraries of all my acquaintance . I had ftill been in the dark , if a Gentleman had not procured me ( I fuppofe from fome of themselves , for they are generally much more dangerous friends than enemies vi A LETTER.
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... ftill more " trite . Moft of their pieces are nothing but a pert , " infipid heap of common place . Horace has even in " his Art of Poetry thrown out feveral things which " plainly fhew , he thought an Art of Poetry was of " no ufe ...
... ftill more " trite . Moft of their pieces are nothing but a pert , " infipid heap of common place . Horace has even in " his Art of Poetry thrown out feveral things which " plainly fhew , he thought an Art of Poetry was of " no ufe ...
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... ftill more convinced of their truth and foli- 66 dity . And here give me leave to mention what " Monfieur Boileau has fo well enlarged upon in the " preface to his works : That wit and fine writing doth " not confift fo much in ...
... ftill more convinced of their truth and foli- 66 dity . And here give me leave to mention what " Monfieur Boileau has fo well enlarged upon in the " preface to his works : That wit and fine writing doth " not confift fo much in ...
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... ftill more heinous , made the fcandal public . " Grievous the accufation ! unknown the accufer ! the perfon accufed no witnefs in his own caufe ; the person , in whofe regard accused , dead ! But if there be living any one nobleman ...
... ftill more heinous , made the fcandal public . " Grievous the accufation ! unknown the accufer ! the perfon accufed no witnefs in his own caufe ; the person , in whofe regard accused , dead ! But if there be living any one nobleman ...
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... ftill anfwers to his fong . " Mr. THOMSON , In his elegant and philofophical poem of the Seafons : In his poems , printed for B. Lintot . Univerfal paffion , Sat. i . " Altho ' not sweeter his own Homer fings , 3 xxxii TESTIMONIES.
... ftill anfwers to his fong . " Mr. THOMSON , In his elegant and philofophical poem of the Seafons : In his poems , printed for B. Lintot . Univerfal paffion , Sat. i . " Altho ' not sweeter his own Homer fings , 3 xxxii TESTIMONIES.
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