The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Band 5J. Balfour, 1764 |
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... poet , in fpite of your wit ; for a poet's fuccess at firft , like a gamster's fortune at first , is like to make him a lofer at laft , and to be undone by his good fortune and merit . But hitherto your mifcellanies have fafely run the ...
... poet , in fpite of your wit ; for a poet's fuccess at firft , like a gamster's fortune at first , is like to make him a lofer at laft , and to be undone by his good fortune and merit . But hitherto your mifcellanies have fafely run the ...
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... poets in this nation as your fervant . This modern cuftom of appearing in mifcellanies , is very useful to the poets , who , like other thieves , efcape by getting into a crowd , and herd together like Banditti , fafe only in their mul ...
... poets in this nation as your fervant . This modern cuftom of appearing in mifcellanies , is very useful to the poets , who , like other thieves , efcape by getting into a crowd , and herd together like Banditti , fafe only in their mul ...
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... poet , he may give up his pretensions to all the rich and thriving arts : those who have once made their court to ... poets as Kings fometimes VOL . V. E ' dó knights , not for their honour , but FROM MR WY CHERLEY . 33.
... poet , he may give up his pretensions to all the rich and thriving arts : those who have once made their court to ... poets as Kings fometimes VOL . V. E ' dó knights , not for their honour , but FROM MR WY CHERLEY . 33.
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... poetic thieves as they are ) who think to be faved by others good works , how faulty foever their own are : but the ... poets will own , you have more in- vention than they ; nay , the detractors or the envious , who never speak well of ...
... poetic thieves as they are ) who think to be faved by others good works , how faulty foever their own are : but the ... poets will own , you have more in- vention than they ; nay , the detractors or the envious , who never speak well of ...
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... poets always the beft ; I believe the contrary is rather true . I mentioned fomewhat to you in London of a Paftoral Comedy , which I fhould be glad to hear you had thought upon fince , I find Menage , in his obser- vations upon Taffo's ...
... poets always the beft ; I believe the contrary is rather true . I mentioned fomewhat to you in London of a Paftoral Comedy , which I fhould be glad to hear you had thought upon fince , I find Menage , in his obser- vations upon Taffo's ...
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