The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 9J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... pleased with it , I have not yet repented my seeing it . Nothing of that kind ever was more magnificent ; and I can easily believe , what I am told , that the decorations and habits cost the emperor thirty thousand pounds sterling . The ...
... pleased with it , I have not yet repented my seeing it . Nothing of that kind ever was more magnificent ; and I can easily believe , what I am told , that the decorations and habits cost the emperor thirty thousand pounds sterling . The ...
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... pleased with their enter- tainment , and assured me this was a celebrated piece . I shall conclude my letter with this re- markable relation , very well worthy the serious consideration of Mr. Collier . I will not trouble you with ...
... pleased with their enter- tainment , and assured me this was a celebrated piece . I shall conclude my letter with this re- markable relation , very well worthy the serious consideration of Mr. Collier . I will not trouble you with ...
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... pleased and informed me the minute you answered . I must now be contented with more slow returns . However , it is some pleasure , that your thoughts upon paper will be a more lasting possession to me , and that I shall no longer have ...
... pleased and informed me the minute you answered . I must now be contented with more slow returns . However , it is some pleasure , that your thoughts upon paper will be a more lasting possession to me , and that I shall no longer have ...
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... pleased to hear of such favourable dispo- sitions in the people , but when we came hither , we found the governor had been ill informed , and the real truth of the story to be this . The late Bassa fell under the displeasure of his ...
... pleased to hear of such favourable dispo- sitions in the people , but when we came hither , we found the governor had been ill informed , and the real truth of the story to be this . The late Bassa fell under the displeasure of his ...
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... pleased with them , I really believe I should learn to read Arabic , if I was to stay here a few months . He has a very good library of their books of all kinds ; and as he tells me , spends the greatest part of his life there . I pass ...
... pleased with them , I really believe I should learn to read Arabic , if I was to stay here a few months . He has a very good library of their books of all kinds ; and as he tells me , spends the greatest part of his life there . I pass ...
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acquaintance Adieu admire agreeable amusements assure Atterbury Basha beauty Belgrade believe BISHOP OF ROCHESTER Bowles compliment Congreve Constantinople Countess of Tripoly DEAR SIR death desire Duchess of Buckingham Duke entertain epitaph esteem expect eyes faithful fancy favour fear friendship garden give Gorboduc happy hear heart heartily hither Homer honour hope Hungary imagine Janissaries kind LADY MARY WORTLEY Lady Scudamore least less letter live look Lord Bathurst Lord Digby Madam manner Mary Digby MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU melancholy mind nature never obliged occasion opinion pass pleased pleasure poet poetry Pope Pope's reason received ROBERT DIGBY Sarah Drew scene sent servant Sherborne shew sincere soon soul spirit sure Tadlow talk taste tell thing thought tion told town Twickenham Twitenham verses virtue Warburton Warton wish word writ write
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Página 110 - He showed where stood the triple rows of butts of sack, and where were ranged the bottles of tent for toasts in the morning.
Página 106 - I did not value you more than any, nay every body else there ; and you'll be convinced how little the town has engaged my affections in your absence from it, when you know what a place this is which I prefer to it ; I shall therefore describe it to you at large, as the true picture of a genuine ancient country-seat. You must expect nothing regular...
Página 71 - Turk is very different from what is spoke at court, or amongst the people of figure; who always mix so much Arabic and Persian in their discourse, that it may very well be called another language. And 'tis as ridiculous to make use of the expressions commonly used, in...
Página 103 - Such an one can't but be desperately fond of any creature that is quite different from these. If the Circassian be utterly void of such honour as these have, and such virtue as these boast of, I am content. I have detested the sound of honest woman, and loving spouse, ever since I heard the pretty name of Odaliche.