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" The Rosicrucians are a People I must bring You acquainted with. The best Account I know of them is in a French Book called Le Comte de Gabalis, which both in its Title and Size is so like a Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Mistake.... "
The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope - Page 112
by Alexander Pope - 1717 - 408 pages
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The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-comical Poem : in Five Canto's

Alexander Pope - 1715 - 76 pages
...Novely that many of the Fair Sei h£v£ read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs , whofe Habitation is Air, are the beft conditioned Clreatures imagtnable. For they fay, any Mortals may enjoy the moft intimate...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...inhabited by J]>irits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or 2X?motis of earth, delight in mifchief; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the air, are the befl conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the mojt intimate familiarities...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 1

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by Miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they call Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders, The Grumes, or Daemons of Earth, delight in Mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe Habitation is Air, are the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beflcondition'd creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the moft intimate familiarities...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Damons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beftcondition'd...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Dxmons ofEarth delight in mifchief; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft condition'd...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...Sylphs, Gnomes, Nymphs, and Salamanders. The Gnomes or Dsmons of Earth delight in mifchief ; but the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the beft...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...thefe Gentlemen, the four elements are inhabited by Spirits which they call Sjlpbs, Gnomes, Nympbs9 and Salamanders. The Gnomes, or Daemons of Earth,...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the Air, are the bell-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the jnoft intimate familiarities...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...novel, that many of the fair sex have read it for one by mistake. According to these gerttlemen, the four elements are inhabited by spirits, which they...Salamanders. The gnomes, or daemons of earth, delight in mischief; but the sylphs, whose habitation is in the air, are the best-conditioned creatures imaginable:...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...Novel, that many of the Fair Sex have read it for one by miftake. According to thefe Gentlemen, the four Elements are inhabited by Spirits, which they...the Sylphs, whofe habitation is in the air, are the beft-conditioned creatures imaginable. For they fay, any mortals may enjoy the moft intimate familiarities...
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