The Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
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... things as other people , without being so severely remark'd upon . I believe , if any one , early in his life fhould con- template the dangerous fate of authors , he would scarce be of their number on any confideration . The life of a ...
... things as other people , without being so severely remark'd upon . I believe , if any one , early in his life fhould con- template the dangerous fate of authors , he would scarce be of their number on any confideration . The life of a ...
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... things from feeing the light , but many which I thought tolerable . I would not be like thofe Authors , who forgive ... thing ) that can give me a chance to be one . For what I have publish'd , I can only hope to be pardon'd ; but for ...
... things from feeing the light , but many which I thought tolerable . I would not be like thofe Authors , who forgive ... thing ) that can give me a chance to be one . For what I have publish'd , I can only hope to be pardon'd ; but for ...
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... things , as partly by malice , and partly by ignorance , have been ascribed to me . I must farther acquit , my felf of the presumption of having lent my name to recommend any Miscellanies , or Works of other men ; a thing I never ...
... things , as partly by malice , and partly by ignorance , have been ascribed to me . I must farther acquit , my felf of the presumption of having lent my name to recommend any Miscellanies , or Works of other men ; a thing I never ...
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... thing , as that every body should be deceiv'd merely for my credit . However , I defire it may then be confider'd , that there are very few things in this collection which were not written under the age of five and twenty : fo that my ...
... thing , as that every body should be deceiv'd merely for my credit . However , I defire it may then be confider'd , that there are very few things in this collection which were not written under the age of five and twenty : fo that my ...
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... things as will die of themselves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent , and ...
... things as will die of themselves ; and a Memento mori to fome of my vain cotemporaries the Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent , and ...
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