The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, Volume 1J. Nichol, 1856 |
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... and bitterly felt their loss . He finished , as we have seen , the " Iliad " in 1718 ; but the fifth and sixth volumes , which were the last , did not appear till 1720. Its success , which at the time was LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE . xiii.
... and bitterly felt their loss . He finished , as we have seen , the " Iliad " in 1718 ; but the fifth and sixth volumes , which were the last , did not appear till 1720. Its success , which at the time was LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE . xiii.
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... appear in London till 1729. On the day of its publica- tion , according to Pope , a crowd of authors besieged the pub- lisher's shop ; and by entreaties , threats , nay , cries of treason , tried to hinder its appearance . What a scene ...
... appear in London till 1729. On the day of its publica- tion , according to Pope , a crowd of authors besieged the pub- lisher's shop ; and by entreaties , threats , nay , cries of treason , tried to hinder its appearance . What a scene ...
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... appears his famous character of Atossa - the Duchess of Marlborough . It is said — we fear too truly that these lines being shewn to her Grace , as a character of the Duchess of Buckingham , she recognised in them her own likeness , and ...
... appears his famous character of Atossa - the Duchess of Marlborough . It is said — we fear too truly that these lines being shewn to her Grace , as a character of the Duchess of Buckingham , she recognised in them her own likeness , and ...
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... appear the bar for breach of privilege . P. T. wrote Curll to tell him to conceal all that passed between him and the publisher , and promising him more valuable letters still . Curll , however , told the whole story ; and as , when the ...
... appear the bar for breach of privilege . P. T. wrote Curll to tell him to conceal all that passed between him and the publisher , and promising him more valuable letters still . Curll , however , told the whole story ; and as , when the ...
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... appear . Pope , it was said , could not " drink tea without a stratagem , " and far less publish his correspondence without a series of con- temptible tricks - tricks , however , in which he was true to his nature that being a curious ...
... appear . Pope , it was said , could not " drink tea without a stratagem , " and far less publish his correspondence without a series of con- temptible tricks - tricks , however , in which he was true to his nature that being a curious ...
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Página 71 - She said ; then raging to Sir Plume repairs, And bids her beau demand the precious hairs : (Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain, And the nice conduct of a clouded cane,) With earnest eyes, and round, unthinking face, He first the snuff-box open'd, then the case, And thus broke out — -"My lord, why, what the devil!
Página 45 - And speak, though sure, with seeming diffidence: Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so ; But you, with pleasure, own your errors past, 570 And make each day a critique on the last.
Página 207 - To see all others' faults, and feel our own : Condemn'd in business or in arts to drudge, Without a second, or without a judge : Truths would you teach, or save a sinking land ? All fear, none aid you, and few understand.
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Página 212 - tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out : Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide? They pierce my thickets, thro...