The Works Of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Ten Volumes Complete, With His Last Corrections, Additions, And Improvements. Being The Fourth Of His Letters. 10Nicolai, 1764 - 166 pages |
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... should fancy myfelf fick for four and twenty- hours ? how many days will you maintain me and my equipage ? When these preliminaries are settled , I must be very poor , very fick , or dead , or to the last degree unfortunate , if I do ...
... should fancy myfelf fick for four and twenty- hours ? how many days will you maintain me and my equipage ? When these preliminaries are settled , I must be very poor , very fick , or dead , or to the last degree unfortunate , if I do ...
Page 28
... should have certainly gone about shew- ing my letters under the charge of secrecy to every blab of my acquaintance ; if I could have the leaft hope of prevailing on any of them to believe that a man in fo obfcure a corner , quite thrown ...
... should have certainly gone about shew- ing my letters under the charge of secrecy to every blab of my acquaintance ; if I could have the leaft hope of prevailing on any of them to believe that a man in fo obfcure a corner , quite thrown ...
Page 44
... should be discover'd , to have been open'd before it came to my hand , I would only burn it and think no further . I approve of the scheme you have to grow fomewhat richer , though , I agree , you will meet with discouragements ; and it ...
... should be discover'd , to have been open'd before it came to my hand , I would only burn it and think no further . I approve of the scheme you have to grow fomewhat richer , though , I agree , you will meet with discouragements ; and it ...
Page 47
... should have published all that might be sent to him , it might have continued longer , for there were hints enough . But the Printer here could not afford fuch a young man one farthing for his trouble , the fale being fo fmall , and the ...
... should have published all that might be sent to him , it might have continued longer , for there were hints enough . But the Printer here could not afford fuch a young man one farthing for his trouble , the fale being fo fmall , and the ...
Page 57
... should be happy to know . Lord B. received your letter thro ' my hands ; it is not to be told you how much he wishes for you ; The whole lift of perfons , to whom you fent your services , re- turn you theirs , with proper fenfe of the ...
... should be happy to know . Lord B. received your letter thro ' my hands ; it is not to be told you how much he wishes for you ; The whole lift of perfons , to whom you fent your services , re- turn you theirs , with proper fenfe of the ...
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