Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, and Several of His FriendsJ. Wright, 1737 - 306 Seiten |
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... imagine , that when you told me my own performances were above thofe Critics , I was fo vain as to be- lieve it ; and yet I may not be fo humble as to think my felf quite below their notice . For Critics , as they are birds of prey ...
... imagine , that when you told me my own performances were above thofe Critics , I was fo vain as to be- lieve it ; and yet I may not be fo humble as to think my felf quite below their notice . For Critics , as they are birds of prey ...
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... imagine from hence that I would de- cline any part of this task : on the contrary , you know , I have been at the pains of tranfcribing fome pieces , at once to comply with your defire of not defacing the copy , and yet to lose no time ...
... imagine from hence that I would de- cline any part of this task : on the contrary , you know , I have been at the pains of tranfcribing fome pieces , at once to comply with your defire of not defacing the copy , and yet to lose no time ...
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... imagine them so , and inquifitive enough to discover those faults which ( I by your help ) would correct . I therefore beg the favour of you to let them go no farther than your chamber , and to be very free of your re- marks in the ...
... imagine them so , and inquifitive enough to discover those faults which ( I by your help ) would correct . I therefore beg the favour of you to let them go no farther than your chamber , and to be very free of your re- marks in the ...
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... imagine , that it was a fort of Rondeau which the Gallic foldiers fung in Cæfar's triumph over Gaul -- Gallias Cæfar fubegit , & c . as it is record- ed by Suetonius in Julio , and fo derive its original from the an- tient Gauls to the ...
... imagine , that it was a fort of Rondeau which the Gallic foldiers fung in Cæfar's triumph over Gaul -- Gallias Cæfar fubegit , & c . as it is record- ed by Suetonius in Julio , and fo derive its original from the an- tient Gauls to the ...
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... imagine others entertain fome efteem for their abilities , they often expofe all their imperfections and foolish works , to the difparagement of the little wit they were thought mafters of . I am going to exem- plify this to you , in ...
... imagine others entertain fome efteem for their abilities , they often expofe all their imperfections and foolish works , to the difparagement of the little wit they were thought mafters of . I am going to exem- plify this to you , in ...
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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.