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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... given to bad writers . Reasons for his not living in Eng- land . Poftfcript to the Duchefs : her character ; raillery on the subject of Mr. Gay himself . XIII . From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope . An account of feveral little pieces or tracts ...
... given to bad writers . Reasons for his not living in Eng- land . Poftfcript to the Duchefs : her character ; raillery on the subject of Mr. Gay himself . XIII . From Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope . An account of feveral little pieces or tracts ...
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... given me . Madam , I have lived fixteen years in Ireland , with only an intermission of two summers in England ; and confequently am fifty years older than I was at the Queen's death , and fifty - thousand times duller , and fifty ...
... given me . Madam , I have lived fixteen years in Ireland , with only an intermission of two summers in England ; and confequently am fifty years older than I was at the Queen's death , and fifty - thousand times duller , and fifty ...
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... given me leave . But many difficul- ties have interfered ; first , I thought I had done with my law - fuit , and fo did all my lawyers , but my adversary , after being in appearance a Proteftant these twenty years , hath declared he was ...
... given me leave . But many difficul- ties have interfered ; first , I thought I had done with my law - fuit , and fo did all my lawyers , but my adversary , after being in appearance a Proteftant these twenty years , hath declared he was ...
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... given , nor do I understand your meaning , and I am fute I had never the least thoughts of any myfelf . If I am your friend , it is for my own reputation , and from a principle of felf - love , and I do fometimes reproach you for not ...
... given , nor do I understand your meaning , and I am fute I had never the least thoughts of any myfelf . If I am your friend , it is for my own reputation , and from a principle of felf - love , and I do fometimes reproach you for not ...
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... given you leisure to cultivate both public and private Virtue , neither of them likely to be foon met with within the walls of St. James's or West- minster . But I must here difmifs you , that I may pay my acknowledgments to the Duke ...
... given you leisure to cultivate both public and private Virtue , neither of them likely to be foon met with within the walls of St. James's or West- minster . But I must here difmifs you , that I may pay my acknowledgments to the Duke ...
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