The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersA. Millar [and others], 1757 |
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... observed by the Nurfe ; under which having been long uneafy , fhe at laft parted from the family , on his ordering her for dinner the Paps of a Sor with Pig ; taking it as the highest in- dignity , and a direct Infult upon her Sex and ...
... observed by the Nurfe ; under which having been long uneafy , fhe at laft parted from the family , on his ordering her for dinner the Paps of a Sor with Pig ; taking it as the highest in- dignity , and a direct Infult upon her Sex and ...
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... his Mufick encou raged him mightily , and it was observed he never 4 Horneck , a fcurrilous Scribler , who wrote a weekly paper , called the High German Doctor . touch'd his Lyre in such a truly chromatick and en- MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 45.
... his Mufick encou raged him mightily , and it was observed he never 4 Horneck , a fcurrilous Scribler , who wrote a weekly paper , called the High German Doctor . touch'd his Lyre in such a truly chromatick and en- MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 45.
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... observation of great benefit to mankind . That there are many people who have the ufe only of one Operation of the Intellect , tho ' , like fhort - fighted men , they can hardly discover it themselves : they can form fingle ...
... observation of great benefit to mankind . That there are many people who have the ufe only of one Operation of the Intellect , tho ' , like fhort - fighted men , they can hardly discover it themselves : they can form fingle ...
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... observed , that the Soul and Body mu- tually operate upon each other , and therefore if you deprive the Mind of the outward Inftruments whereby fhe ufually expreffeth that Paffion , you will in time abate the Paffion itself , in like ...
... observed , that the Soul and Body mu- tually operate upon each other , and therefore if you deprive the Mind of the outward Inftruments whereby fhe ufually expreffeth that Paffion , you will in time abate the Paffion itself , in like ...
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... observed that complaifant and civil people had the Flexors of the head very strong ; but in the proud and infolent there was a great over- balance of ftrength in the Extenfors of the Neck and the Muscles of the Back , from whence they ...
... observed that complaifant and civil people had the Flexors of the head very strong ; but in the proud and infolent there was a great over- balance of ftrength in the Extenfors of the Neck and the Muscles of the Back , from whence they ...
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againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient animals Bathos becauſe befides Black and White caft cafus caufe cauſe compofed Cornelius courſe Crambe defcription defign defire diſcovered diſtinguiſhes Eclogues excellent expreffion faid fame feems feveral fhall fhort fhould filly fimplicity fince firft firſt fome fometimes fubject fuch fure Genius greateſt hath himſelf Homer honour Horſes Iliad inftance itſelf juft Juftice juſt Lady laft Laureate learned leaſt lefs manner Maſter meaſure Minifters modern moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferve occafion paffages paffion pafs Paftoral pariſh perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet Poet Laureate poetry praiſe prefent publick publiſhed Pyed pyed Horfes quam raiſe reader reaſon reft ſeems Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſuch thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thing thofe thor thoſe thou thought thro tion tranflator unto uſe verfe Virgil whofe whole words writers
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