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... published some remarks upon it , with very little force and with no effect ; for the opinion of the public was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
... published some remarks upon it , with very little force and with no effect ; for the opinion of the public was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
Page 173
... published , he collected his former works ( 1717 ) into one quarto volume , to which he prefixed a Preface , written with great sprightliness and elegance , which was afterwards reprinted , with some passages subjoined that he at first ...
... published , he collected his former works ( 1717 ) into one quarto volume , to which he prefixed a Preface , written with great sprightliness and elegance , which was afterwards reprinted , with some passages subjoined that he at first ...
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... published , he might decently and defensively publish them himself . Pope's private correspondence , thus promulgated , filled the nation with praises of his candour , tenderness , and benevolence , the purity of his purposes , and the ...
... published , he might decently and defensively publish them himself . Pope's private correspondence , thus promulgated , filled the nation with praises of his candour , tenderness , and benevolence , the purity of his purposes , and the ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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