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Page 285
... Pope at his table , where he talked with so much grossness that Mrs. Pope was driven from the room . Pope discovered by a trick that he was a spy for the Court , and never ... Pope's account , but the LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS 285.
... Pope at his table , where he talked with so much grossness that Mrs. Pope was driven from the room . Pope discovered by a trick that he was a spy for the Court , and never ... Pope's account , but the LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS 285.
Page 317
... Pope , curosity was excited ; what Pope would say of Cibber no- body inquired , but in hope that Pope's asperity might betray his pain and lessen his dignity . He should therefore have suffered the pamphlet to flutter and die , without ...
... Pope , curosity was excited ; what Pope would say of Cibber no- body inquired , but in hope that Pope's asperity might betray his pain and lessen his dignity . He should therefore have suffered the pamphlet to flutter and die , without ...
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... Pope is always smooth , uniform , and gentle . Dryden's page is a natural field , rising into inequalities , and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn , shaven by the scythe , and levelled ...
... Pope is always smooth , uniform , and gentle . Dryden's page is a natural field , rising into inequalities , and diversified by the varied exuberance of abundant vegetation ; Pope's is a velvet lawn , shaven by the scythe , and levelled ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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