“The” Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Ten Volumes Complete, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; ... Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warburton, 1. köideFredrick Nicolai, 1762 |
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Page iii
... never his intention to bring into this Edition of his Works , on ac- count of the levity of fome , the freedom of others , and the little importance of any . But thefe being the property of other men , the Edi- a 2 ADVERTISEMENT . III.
... never his intention to bring into this Edition of his Works , on ac- count of the levity of fome , the freedom of others , and the little importance of any . But thefe being the property of other men , the Edi- a 2 ADVERTISEMENT . III.
Page iv
... never publifhed ) in the manner it is now given . The difpofition of the Epistle on the Characters of Men is quite altered that on the Characters of Women , much . enlarged ; and the Epifles on Riches and Tafte corrected and improved ...
... never publifhed ) in the manner it is now given . The difpofition of the Epistle on the Characters of Men is quite altered that on the Characters of Women , much . enlarged ; and the Epifles on Riches and Tafte corrected and improved ...
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... never go upon without both that and an ill temper . I think a good deal may be faid to extenuate the fault of bad Poets . What we call a Genius , is hard to be diftinguifhed by a man himself , from a ftrong inclination : and if his ...
... never go upon without both that and an ill temper . I think a good deal may be faid to extenuate the fault of bad Poets . What we call a Genius , is hard to be diftinguifhed by a man himself , from a ftrong inclination : and if his ...
Page x
... never been prepared for thefe Trifles by Prefaces , biaffed by recommen- dations , dazzled with the names of great Pa- trons , wheedled with fine reasons and pretences , or troubled with excufes . I confefs it was want of confideration ...
... never been prepared for thefe Trifles by Prefaces , biaffed by recommen- dations , dazzled with the names of great Pa- trons , wheedled with fine reasons and pretences , or troubled with excufes . I confefs it was want of confideration ...
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... never thought becoming a perfon who has hardly credit enough to answer for his own . I would not be like thofe In this office of collecting my pieces , I am alto- gether uncertain , whether to look upon myself as a man building a ...
... never thought becoming a perfon who has hardly credit enough to answer for his own . I would not be like thofe In this office of collecting my pieces , I am alto- gether uncertain , whether to look upon myself as a man building a ...
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