Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, and Several of His FriendsJ. Wright, 1737 - 306 Seiten |
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... seems to doubt whether it should not be ab ovo Ledao ? When he comes to the Scene of his poem , and the Prize in dispute between the Brothers , he gives us a very mean opinion of it Pugna eft de paupere --- regno . Very different from ...
... seems to doubt whether it should not be ab ovo Ledao ? When he comes to the Scene of his poem , and the Prize in dispute between the Brothers , he gives us a very mean opinion of it Pugna eft de paupere --- regno . Very different from ...
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... seems not fo proper ; it is in fome measure leffening the character of Achil- les ' generofity and piety , which is the very point of which Priam endeavours in this place to convince his fon , and to reproach him with the want of it ...
... seems not fo proper ; it is in fome measure leffening the character of Achil- les ' generofity and piety , which is the very point of which Priam endeavours in this place to convince his fon , and to reproach him with the want of it ...
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... seems as if that word were rather in- vented as a falvo or expedient , not to be thought too bold with the thunderbolts of God ( which are hurl'd about fo freely on al- most all mankind by the hands of Ecclefiafticks ) than as a real ex ...
... seems as if that word were rather in- vented as a falvo or expedient , not to be thought too bold with the thunderbolts of God ( which are hurl'd about fo freely on al- most all mankind by the hands of Ecclefiafticks ) than as a real ex ...
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... seems inclined to a correspondence with me , in letting me into a good part of his intentions . There are indeed , a fort of underling Au- xiliars to the difficulty of a work , call'd Commentators and Critics , who would frighten many ...
... seems inclined to a correspondence with me , in letting me into a good part of his intentions . There are indeed , a fort of underling Au- xiliars to the difficulty of a work , call'd Commentators and Critics , who would frighten many ...
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... seems , a great Turk in poetry , who can never bear a brother on the throne ; and has his Mutes too , a fett of nodders , winkers , and whisperers , whose business is to ftrangle all other off- fpring of wit in their birth . The new ...
... seems , a great Turk in poetry , who can never bear a brother on the throne ; and has his Mutes too , a fett of nodders , winkers , and whisperers , whose business is to ftrangle all other off- fpring of wit in their birth . The new ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 262 - ... with agreeable hopes ; or melancholy with dejection, contemplative of the changes of fortune, and doubtful for the future: Whether returned a triumphant Whig, or a desponding Tory, equally all hail!
Seite 323 - I now lodge with) he has too much Wit, as well as Courage, to make a solid General; and if he escapes being banished by others, I fear he will banish himself.
Seite 266 - It was but this very morning that he had obtained her parents' consent, and it was but till the next week that they were to wait to be happy. Perhaps...
Seite 203 - ... the common kinds, as cherries, apricots, peaches, &c. they produce oranges, limes, almonds, pomegranates, figs, water-melons, and many other fruits unknown to our climates, which lie every where open to the paflenger.
Seite 307 - Lordfhip : you, while your imagination is carrying you through every corner of the world, where you have or have not been, can at the fame time remember to do offices of favour and kindnefs to the meaneft of your friends ; and...
Seite 142 - ... tone) that it was eleven at night. All this was no ill preparation to the life I have led since, among those old...
Seite 204 - The inhabitants of this delicious isle, as they are without riches and honours, so are they without the vices and follies that attend them ; and were they but as much...
Seite 101 - ... an advantage not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much...
Seite 142 - I wanted nothing but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. I conformed...
Seite 329 - Your notions of friendship are new to me : I believe every man is born with his quantum ; and he cannot give to one without robbing another.