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For Pope and Parnell's visit to him see Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 468. See also ante , SWIFT , 12 n . 3 Works , v . 228. His printer , Barber , wrote on July 6 : - ' I have shown it only to one person [ Bolingbroke ] ...
For Pope and Parnell's visit to him see Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 468. See also ante , SWIFT , 12 n . 3 Works , v . 228. His printer , Barber , wrote on July 6 : - ' I have shown it only to one person [ Bolingbroke ] ...
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Works , xviii . 158. See also ib . xvii . 88 , 98 , 117 , and Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 84 . The copy - right money was divided between Pope , Arbuthnot , Gay and Swift ; but Swift's portion was sent to the widow of a ...
Works , xviii . 158. See also ib . xvii . 88 , 98 , 117 , and Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 84 . The copy - right money was divided between Pope , Arbuthnot , Gay and Swift ; but Swift's portion was sent to the widow of a ...
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188 ; Works , xvii . 234 ( where the letter is misdated ) . See also Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 276 , for ' my rule , vive la bagatelle . - Bolingbroke wrote to him in 1722 :' I will undertake to find in two pages of ...
188 ; Works , xvii . 234 ( where the letter is misdated ) . See also Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 276 , for ' my rule , vive la bagatelle . - Bolingbroke wrote to him in 1722 :' I will undertake to find in two pages of ...
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Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 205. On Nov. 21 he wrote to Mrs. Howard that on his leaving England in 1726 the Queen promised to send him a medal . ' Yet this was never done . ' Works , xvii . 311 . On Aug.
Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 205. On Nov. 21 he wrote to Mrs. Howard that on his leaving England in 1726 the Queen promised to send him a medal . ' Yet this was never done . ' Works , xvii . 311 . On Aug.
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According to Pope Lintot exclaimed : - ' I'll say that for Oldisworth ( though I lost by his Timothy's ) , he translates an ode of Horace the quickest of any man in England . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , x . 207.
According to Pope Lintot exclaimed : - ' I'll say that for Oldisworth ( though I lost by his Timothy's ) , he translates an ode of Horace the quickest of any man in England . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , x . 207.
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