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... gave him great delight ; and this was increased by Sandy's Ovid . The raptures which these authors , even in the disguise of such translations , then yielded him , were so strong , that he spoke of them with pleasure ever after . From ...
... gave him great delight ; and this was increased by Sandy's Ovid . The raptures which these authors , even in the disguise of such translations , then yielded him , were so strong , that he spoke of them with pleasure ever after . From ...
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... gave him most entertainment ; and by this method , at fifteen he gained a ready habit in the learned languages , to which he soon after added the French and Italian . Upon his retreat to the forest , he became first ac- quainted with ...
... gave him most entertainment ; and by this method , at fifteen he gained a ready habit in the learned languages , to which he soon after added the French and Italian . Upon his retreat to the forest , he became first ac- quainted with ...
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... gave her an education suitable to her titles and pretensions . She was es- teemed a match for the greatest peer in the realm , but in her early years she suffered her heart to be en- gaged by a young gentleman , and in consequence of ...
... gave her an education suitable to her titles and pretensions . She was es- teemed a match for the greatest peer in the realm , but in her early years she suffered her heart to be en- gaged by a young gentleman , and in consequence of ...
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... gave the preference to Mr. Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers of taste , while the other is seldom regarded but as a foil to Pope's . If It would appear as if Mr. Addison were himself so immersed in party business ...
... gave the preference to Mr. Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers of taste , while the other is seldom regarded but as a foil to Pope's . If It would appear as if Mr. Addison were himself so immersed in party business ...
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... revenge which redounds but little to their honour . They either intended to chastise him cor- porally , or gave it out that they had really done so , in order to bring shame upon Mr. Pope , which LIFE OF POPE . xxvii.
... revenge which redounds but little to their honour . They either intended to chastise him cor- porally , or gave it out that they had really done so , in order to bring shame upon Mr. Pope , which LIFE OF POPE . xxvii.
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Página 240 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Página 9 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Página 5 - A virgin tragedy, an orphan muse.' If I dislike it, 'Furies, death and rage !' If I approve, 'Commend it to the stage.
Página 73 - 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. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let me die : Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where...
Página 249 - Know, Nature's children all divide her care; The fur that warms a monarch warm'da bear. While man exclaims, "See all things for my use!
Página 98 - Soft yielding minds to Water glide away, And sip, with Nymphs, their elemental Tea. The graver Prude sinks downward to a Gnome, In search of mischief still on Earth to roam. The light Coquettes in Sylphs aloft repair, And sport and flutter in the fields of Air.
Página 246 - Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master, or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, Till one man's weakness grows the strength of all.
Página 236 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.
Página 78 - Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness as well as care. Music resembles poetry ; in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master-hand alone can reach. If, where the rules not far enough extend, (Since rules were made but to promote their end) Some lucky license answer to the full Th' intent propos'd, that license is a rule.
Página 73 - 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.