Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 179
... ( Elwin and Courthope ) , ii . 8o . Addison , in The Spectator , No. 253 , calls the Essay ' a masterpiece . ' The Hon . Simon Harcourt ( post , POPE , 401 ) begins his lines To Mr. Pope : - ' He comes , he comes ! bid every bard prepare ...
... ( Elwin and Courthope ) , ii . 8o . Addison , in The Spectator , No. 253 , calls the Essay ' a masterpiece . ' The Hon . Simon Harcourt ( post , POPE , 401 ) begins his lines To Mr. Pope : - ' He comes , he comes ! bid every bard prepare ...
Page 273
... ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vi . 244 . In his Epistle to Pulteney Gay describes the society of Paris . Eng . Poets , xxxvi . 173 . 2 Pope's Works ( Elwin and Court- hope ) , viii . 325 , ix . 285 , 398. For Pope's epitaph on the lovers ...
... ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vi . 244 . In his Epistle to Pulteney Gay describes the society of Paris . Eng . Poets , xxxvi . 173 . 2 Pope's Works ( Elwin and Court- hope ) , viii . 325 , ix . 285 , 398. For Pope's epitaph on the lovers ...
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... Elwin remarks on this : - ' An angry insinuation is not testi- mony . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 418 . 2 The passage included in brackets is Spence's own remark . 3 Warburton's Pope , iv . 27. War- burton's evidence ...
... Elwin remarks on this : - ' An angry insinuation is not testi- mony . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 418 . 2 The passage included in brackets is Spence's own remark . 3 Warburton's Pope , iv . 27. War- burton's evidence ...
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