The Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
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... fame , or pleasure , as each affords the o- ther . Every one acknowleges , it would be a wild no- tion to expect perfection in any work of man : and yet one would think the contrary was taken for granted , by the judgment commonly past ...
... fame , or pleasure , as each affords the o- ther . Every one acknowleges , it would be a wild no- tion to expect perfection in any work of man : and yet one would think the contrary was taken for granted , by the judgment commonly past ...
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... fame defire of infor- mation , but it is imagin'd he is a vain young crea- ture given up to the ambition of fame ; when per- haps the poor man is all the while trembling with the fear of being ridiculous . If he is made to hope he may ...
... fame defire of infor- mation , but it is imagin'd he is a vain young crea- ture given up to the ambition of fame ; when per- haps the poor man is all the while trembling with the fear of being ridiculous . If he is made to hope he may ...
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... Fame than I durft declare till this occafion , when methinks I fhould find more credit than I could heretofore : fince my writings have had their fate already , and ' tis too late to think of prepoffeffing the reader in their favour . I ...
... Fame than I durft declare till this occafion , when methinks I fhould find more credit than I could heretofore : fince my writings have had their fate already , and ' tis too late to think of prepoffeffing the reader in their favour . I ...
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... fame induftry , let us expect the fame immortality : Tho ' if we took the fame care , we should ftill lie under a farther misfortune : they writ in languages that became univerfal and everlafting , ľ lafting , while ours are extremely ...
... fame induftry , let us expect the fame immortality : Tho ' if we took the fame care , we should ftill lie under a farther misfortune : they writ in languages that became univerfal and everlafting , ľ lafting , while ours are extremely ...
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... fame , Proud with celeftial spoils to grace her name ; Yet when my Arts fhall triumph in the West , And the White Ifle with female pow'r is best ; Fame , I foresee , will make reprizals there , And the Tranflator's Palm to me transfer ...
... fame , Proud with celeftial spoils to grace her name ; Yet when my Arts fhall triumph in the West , And the White Ifle with female pow'r is best ; Fame , I foresee , will make reprizals there , And the Tranflator's Palm to me transfer ...
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