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... tion is not intended as a complete ca- talogue of writers , and in their proper order , but only to mark out briefly the different fpecies of our celebrated au- thors thors . ^ In which of these claffes POPE deferves xik DEDICATION .
... tion is not intended as a complete ca- talogue of writers , and in their proper order , but only to mark out briefly the different fpecies of our celebrated au- thors thors . ^ In which of these claffes POPE deferves xik DEDICATION .
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... , highly deserve to be celebrated by fome future POPE ; and would have contributed not a little to the beauty of the poem now before us . bleffings bleffings of peace * . OLD FATHER THAMES is raised 24 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... , highly deserve to be celebrated by fome future POPE ; and would have contributed not a little to the beauty of the poem now before us . bleffings bleffings of peace * . OLD FATHER THAMES is raised 24 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... , because it fo highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed fo per- nicious to the liberties of Europe ; and as a • Ver . 417. et feq . poet , poet , because he was deeply conscious that his own AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 29.
... , because it fo highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed fo per- nicious to the liberties of Europe ; and as a • Ver . 417. et feq . poet , poet , because he was deeply conscious that his own AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 29.
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... celebrated than L'Allegro and II Penferofo , which are now univerfally known ; but which by a ftrange fatality lay in a fort of obscurity , the • private enjoyment of a few curious readers , till they were fet to admirable mufic by Mr ...
... celebrated than L'Allegro and II Penferofo , which are now univerfally known ; but which by a ftrange fatality lay in a fort of obscurity , the • private enjoyment of a few curious readers , till they were fet to admirable mufic by Mr ...
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... that Mr. Handel has not fet to mufic the former , as well as the latter , of these celebrated odes , in which he has difplayed the combined powers of verse and and voice , to a wonderful degree . No poem AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 61.
... that Mr. Handel has not fet to mufic the former , as well as the latter , of these celebrated odes , in which he has difplayed the combined powers of verse and and voice , to a wonderful degree . No poem AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 61.
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