The Works Of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Ten Volumes Complete, With His Last Corrections, Additions, And Improvements. Being The Third Of His Letters. 9, 10. köideNicolai, 1764 - 136 pages |
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... spirit , and thoughts of penfions and preferment . XLV . Of Mr. Weftley's differtations on Job Post- fcript by Lord Bol . on the pleasure we take in reading letters . XLVI . From Lord B , to Dr. Swift . Inviting him to England , and ...
... spirit , and thoughts of penfions and preferment . XLV . Of Mr. Weftley's differtations on Job Post- fcript by Lord Bol . on the pleasure we take in reading letters . XLVI . From Lord B , to Dr. Swift . Inviting him to England , and ...
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... spirit of party- writing , that , though it might have made a fea- fonable pamphlet in the time of their administration , it was a dilhonour to just hiftory . The Dean would do nothing against his Friend's judgment , yet it extremely ...
... spirit of party- writing , that , though it might have made a fea- fonable pamphlet in the time of their administration , it was a dilhonour to just hiftory . The Dean would do nothing against his Friend's judgment , yet it extremely ...
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... spirit is too proud to be vain ) and the other was not my case . Befides , having never received more than one fmall favour , I was under no necessity of being a slave to men in power , but chofe my friends by their perfo- nal merit ...
... spirit is too proud to be vain ) and the other was not my case . Befides , having never received more than one fmall favour , I was under no necessity of being a slave to men in power , but chofe my friends by their perfo- nal merit ...
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... spirit be funk by encreafing years , I have at least enough difcretion left , not to mistake the measure of my own abilities , by attempting fubjects where thofe Talents are ne- ceffary , which perhaps I may have loft with my youth ...
... spirit be funk by encreafing years , I have at least enough difcretion left , not to mistake the measure of my own abilities , by attempting fubjects where thofe Talents are ne- ceffary , which perhaps I may have loft with my youth ...
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... spirit is first to have a private one ; for who can believe ( said a friend of mine ) that any man can care for a hundred thousand people , 1 ) This was only faid as an oblique reproof of the horrid mifanthropy in the foregoing Letter ...
... spirit is first to have a private one ; for who can believe ( said a friend of mine ) that any man can care for a hundred thousand people , 1 ) This was only faid as an oblique reproof of the horrid mifanthropy in the foregoing Letter ...
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