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... mean solicitation , that Pope was reduced to sneak and shuffle , some- times to deny , and sometimes to apologise ; he first endeavours to wound , and then is afraid to own that he meant a blow . The Dunciad , in the complete edition ...
... mean solicitation , that Pope was reduced to sneak and shuffle , some- times to deny , and sometimes to apologise ; he first endeavours to wound , and then is afraid to own that he meant a blow . The Dunciad , in the complete edition ...
Page 188
... mean well . How much he was pleased with his gratuitous defender the following letter evidently shows : April 11 , 1739 . SIR , I have just received from Mr. R. two more of your letters . It is in the greatest hurry imaginable that I ...
... mean well . How much he was pleased with his gratuitous defender the following letter evidently shows : April 11 , 1739 . SIR , I have just received from Mr. R. two more of your letters . It is in the greatest hurry imaginable that I ...
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... mean anything , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid commendation ; to have the wit of a man is not much for a poet . The wit of man , and the simplicity of a child , make a poor 240 1688-1744 POPE.
... mean anything , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid commendation ; to have the wit of a man is not much for a poet . The wit of man , and the simplicity of a child , make a poor 240 1688-1744 POPE.
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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