The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... mind . I could not make proteftations of my innocence of a grievous crime ; but I was impatient till I came to town , that I might fend you thofe Letters , as a clear evidence that I was a perfect ftranger to all their proceeding ...
... mind . I could not make proteftations of my innocence of a grievous crime ; but I was impatient till I came to town , that I might fend you thofe Letters , as a clear evidence that I was a perfect ftranger to all their proceeding ...
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... mind of bestowing another . The more favourable you are to me , the more di- ftinctly I see my faults : Spots and blemishes , you know , are never fo plainly discovered as in the brightest funshine . Thus I am mortified by thofe ...
... mind of bestowing another . The more favourable you are to me , the more di- ftinctly I see my faults : Spots and blemishes , you know , are never fo plainly discovered as in the brightest funshine . Thus I am mortified by thofe ...
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... , which might make me wifer and happier . I know ' tis the general opinion , that friendship is beft contracted betwixt perfons of equal age ; but I have fo fo much intereft to be of another mind , that 8 LETTERS TO AND.
... , which might make me wifer and happier . I know ' tis the general opinion , that friendship is beft contracted betwixt perfons of equal age ; but I have fo fo much intereft to be of another mind , that 8 LETTERS TO AND.
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Alexander Pope. fo much intereft to be of another mind , that you must pardon me if I cannot forbear telling you a few notions of mine , in oppofition to that opinion . In the first place ' tis obfervable , that the love we bear to our ...
Alexander Pope. fo much intereft to be of another mind , that you must pardon me if I cannot forbear telling you a few notions of mine , in oppofition to that opinion . In the first place ' tis obfervable , that the love we bear to our ...
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... want of my company ; but if you have a mind to punish me for my fault ( which I could not help ) defer your coming to town , and you will do it ef- fectually . fectually . But I know your charity always exceeds your FROM MR . WYCHERLEY .
... want of my company ; but if you have a mind to punish me for my fault ( which I could not help ) defer your coming to town , and you will do it ef- fectually . fectually . But I know your charity always exceeds your FROM MR . WYCHERLEY .
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Seite 67 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Seite 188 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Seite 130 - To eat Westphalia ham in a morning ; ride over hedges and ditches on borrowed hacks ; come home in the heat of the day with a fever, and (what...
Seite 240 - Nothing, says he, I can bear it well enough ; but since we have the day before us, methinks it would be very pleasant for you to rest awhile under the woods.
Seite 67 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away In health of body; peace of mind; Quiet by day ; Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Seite 212 - ... me to live agreeably in the town, or contentedly in the country, which is really all the difference I set between an easy fortune and a small one.
Seite 132 - ... to the falls of cataracts below, and the murmuring of the winds above. The gloomy verdure of Stonor succeeded to these, and then the shades of the evening overtook me.
Seite 67 - ... shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Seite 72 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...