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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... wishes to see her poems ; account of the death of two lovers by lightning ; verses on the oc- casion XXIII . From ... wish to see her XXIX . To Lady Mary . Expresses his regret at having so little of her society · 116 · · 117 XXX . To ...
... wishes to see her poems ; account of the death of two lovers by lightning ; verses on the oc- casion XXIII . From ... wish to see her XXIX . To Lady Mary . Expresses his regret at having so little of her society · 116 · · 117 XXX . To ...
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... wish that Heaven would reward so much merit as was to be taken from us , with all the felicity it could enjoy elsewhere . May that person for whom you have left all the world , be so just as to prefer you to all the world . I believe ...
... wish that Heaven would reward so much merit as was to be taken from us , with all the felicity it could enjoy elsewhere . May that person for whom you have left all the world , be so just as to prefer you to all the world . I believe ...
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... wish , that Heaven would re- ward so much virtue as was to be taken from us , with all the felicities it could enjoy elsewhere ! I am , & c . LETTER IV . FROM LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU . Vienna , Sept. 14 , 1716 . PERHAPS you will laugh ...
... wish , that Heaven would re- ward so much virtue as was to be taken from us , with all the felicities it could enjoy elsewhere ! I am , & c . LETTER IV . FROM LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU . Vienna , Sept. 14 , 1716 . PERHAPS you will laugh ...
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... wish that even slaughter , ruin , and desolation , might in- terpose between you and Turkey ; I wish you re- stored to us at the expense of a whole people : I barely hope you will forgive me for saying this , but I fear God will scarce ...
... wish that even slaughter , ruin , and desolation , might in- terpose between you and Turkey ; I wish you re- stored to us at the expense of a whole people : I barely hope you will forgive me for saying this , but I fear God will scarce ...
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... wish that even slaughter , ruin , and desolation may interpose between you and the place you design for ; and that you were restored to us at the expense of a whole people . Is there no expedient to return you in peace to the bosom of ...
... wish that even slaughter , ruin , and desolation may interpose between you and the place you design for ; and that you were restored to us at the expense of a whole people . Is there no expedient to return you in peace to the bosom of ...
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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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