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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... persons to be treasurers and managers to great perfons , from their virtue , and contempt of money , & c . Pray , why did you not get a new heel to your shoe ? unless you would make your court at St. James's by affecting to imitate the ...
... persons to be treasurers and managers to great perfons , from their virtue , and contempt of money , & c . Pray , why did you not get a new heel to your shoe ? unless you would make your court at St. James's by affecting to imitate the ...
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... persons of quality , and particularly the maids of honour 1 ) The other is of almost equal im- portance ; I may call it the Whole duty of fervants , in about twenty feveral stations , from the fteward and waiting - woman down to the ...
... persons of quality , and particularly the maids of honour 1 ) The other is of almost equal im- portance ; I may call it the Whole duty of fervants , in about twenty feveral stations , from the fteward and waiting - woman down to the ...
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... person out of this country , who re- gards any events that pafs here , unless he hath an eftate or employment . - I cannot tell that you or I ever gave the least provocation to the prefent Mini- stry , and much lefs to the Court ; and ...
... person out of this country , who re- gards any events that pafs here , unless he hath an eftate or employment . - I cannot tell that you or I ever gave the least provocation to the prefent Mini- stry , and much lefs to the Court ; and ...
Page 52
... persons , which makes us lofe abundance of the Satire . Had the printer given me notice , I would have honestly printed the names at length , where I happened to know them ; and writ explanatory notes , which however would have been but ...
... persons , which makes us lofe abundance of the Satire . Had the printer given me notice , I would have honestly printed the names at length , where I happened to know them ; and writ explanatory notes , which however would have been but ...
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... person , " who publish'd it , had affur'd him the Dedication to me was what " I would not take ill , or elfe he would not have " printed it . " I can't tell who the man is , who took fo far upon him as to answer for my way of thinking ...
... person , " who publish'd it , had affur'd him the Dedication to me was what " I would not take ill , or elfe he would not have " printed it . " I can't tell who the man is , who took fo far upon him as to answer for my way of thinking ...
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