An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope (1756-1782)Garland Pub., 1974 - Verse satire, English |
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... himself , as Milton fpeaks , from the rafh judgment of mortals , " Lettre De M. De Ramsay , A Pontoise le 28 April , 1742 . It will be proper to fubjoin Bolingbroke's own account of this fay , given in a letter to Swift , Auguft 2 ...
... himself , as Milton fpeaks , from the rafh judgment of mortals , " Lettre De M. De Ramsay , A Pontoise le 28 April , 1742 . It will be proper to fubjoin Bolingbroke's own account of this fay , given in a letter to Swift , Auguft 2 ...
Page 129
... himself for his agility , and frequently amused himself in a private room of his house in leaping over the tables and chairs : and that our author himself was a great VOL . II . • Ver . 69 . K epicure ? epicure ? When he spent a fummer ...
... himself for his agility , and frequently amused himself in a private room of his house in leaping over the tables and chairs : and that our author himself was a great VOL . II . • Ver . 69 . K epicure ? epicure ? When he spent a fummer ...
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... himself a good judge of wit and humour , of which he himself had a great portion . If the friend- ship with which Dr. Young honoured me does not mislead me , I think I may venture to affirm , that many high ftrokes of cha- racter in his ...
... himself a good judge of wit and humour , of which he himself had a great portion . If the friend- ship with which Dr. Young honoured me does not mislead me , I think I may venture to affirm , that many high ftrokes of cha- racter in his ...
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