The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorCrissy & Markley, 1853 - 484 pages |
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... poets , and among the English poets by the early exertion of professed to have written at fourteen his poem upon ' Silence , ' after Rochester's ' Nothing . ' He had now formed his versification , and the smoothness of his numbers ...
... poets , and among the English poets by the early exertion of professed to have written at fourteen his poem upon ' Silence , ' after Rochester's ' Nothing . ' He had now formed his versification , and the smoothness of his numbers ...
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... poets , was one of his first encouragers . His regard The pamphlet is such as rage might be expected was gained by the ' Pastorals , ' and from him Pope to dictate . He supposes himself to be asked two received the counsel from which he ...
... poets , was one of his first encouragers . His regard The pamphlet is such as rage might be expected was gained by the ' Pastorals , ' and from him Pope to dictate . He supposes himself to be asked two received the counsel from which he ...
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... poems , the life of half a day . Let the per- I can therefore tell no more than I have learned son of a gentleman of ... poem , consisting of precepts , is so " a false guardian ; " he seems to have done only far arbitrary , and ...
... poems , the life of half a day . Let the per- I can therefore tell no more than I have learned son of a gentleman of ... poem , consisting of precepts , is so " a false guardian ; " he seems to have done only far arbitrary , and ...
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... poem of two cantos was writ - observation as that work exhibits . ten ( 1711 , ) as is said , in a fortnight , and sent to On this poem Dennis afterwards published some the offended lady , who liked it well enough to remarks , of which ...
... poem of two cantos was writ - observation as that work exhibits . ten ( 1711 , ) as is said , in a fortnight , and sent to On this poem Dennis afterwards published some the offended lady , who liked it well enough to remarks , of which ...
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... poems , declares him- ciples , because he had contributed to the Guar - self the commentator " in part upon the ... poets , because his positions are general , and his book , and to send it with his demands for his trou ...
... poems , declares him- ciples , because he had contributed to the Guar - self the commentator " in part upon the ... poets , because his positions are general , and his book , and to send it with his demands for his trou ...
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