LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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Page 10
... Pope , as being , " that which has been often thought , but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly ... Pope's account of wit is Now in the possession of Mr. Clark , Alderman of London . Dr. J. undoubtedly undoubtedly ...
... Pope , as being , " that which has been often thought , but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly ... Pope's account of wit is Now in the possession of Mr. Clark , Alderman of London . Dr. J. undoubtedly undoubtedly ...
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... Pope * ; after whose names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have left scarce a corner ... Pope so emphatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much meaning in few words ...
... Pope * ; after whose names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have left scarce a corner ... Pope so emphatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much meaning in few words ...
Page 161
... Pope was then preparing to publish . The kindnesses which are first experienced are seldom forgotten . Pope al- ways retained a grateful memory of Walsh's notice , and mentioned him in one of his latter pieces among those that had ...
... Pope was then preparing to publish . The kindnesses which are first experienced are seldom forgotten . Pope al- ways retained a grateful memory of Walsh's notice , and mentioned him in one of his latter pieces among those that had ...
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... Pope ; who forbore to flatter him in his life , and after his death spoke of him , Swift with slight censure , and Pope in the character Bufo with acrimonious contempt . He was , as Pope says , " fed with dedications ; " for Tickell ...
... Pope ; who forbore to flatter him in his life , and after his death spoke of him , Swift with slight censure , and Pope in the character Bufo with acrimonious contempt . He was , as Pope says , " fed with dedications ; " for Tickell ...
Page 272
... Pope represents him as falling from that time into intemperance of wine . That in his latter life he was too much a lover of the bottle , is not denied ; but I have heard it imputed to a cause more likely to obtain forgiveness from ...
... Pope represents him as falling from that time into intemperance of wine . That in his latter life he was too much a lover of the bottle , is not denied ; but I have heard it imputed to a cause more likely to obtain forgiveness from ...
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