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Page 248
... praise would only have revived those faults which his natural equity did not allow him to think less because they were committed by one who favoured him ; but of which , though his virtue would not endeavour to palliate them , his ...
... praise would only have revived those faults which his natural equity did not allow him to think less because they were committed by one who favoured him ; but of which , though his virtue would not endeavour to palliate them , his ...
Page 340
... praise was valued ; he would be " troublesome out of gratitude , not ex- pectation . " Halifax thought himself ... praise on one side , and of money on the other , and ended because Pope was less eager of money than Halifax of praise ...
... praise was valued ; he would be " troublesome out of gratitude , not ex- pectation . " Halifax thought himself ... praise on one side , and of money on the other , and ended because Pope was less eager of money than Halifax of praise ...
Page 388
... praise or blame . That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improvements are derived . The Verses on the Unfortunate Lady have drawn much attention by the illaudable singularity ...
... praise or blame . That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improvements are derived . The Verses on the Unfortunate Lady have drawn much attention by the illaudable singularity ...
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Absalom and Achitophel acquaintance Addison Æneid afterwards appears blank verse censure character considered conversation Cowley criticism death declared delight desire diction diligence Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English excellence expected faults favour friends genius Georgics happy honour Iliad images imagination imitation John Dryden John Wain Johnson kind King knew known labour language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mentioned metaphysical poets Milton mind nature neglected never NIHIL numbers observed occasion once opinion Paradise Lost passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise produced published Queen reader reason received remarks reputation resentment rhyme Samuel Johnson satire Savage says seems sentiments solicited sometimes sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thought told tragedy translation truth Tyrconnel verses Virgil virtue write written wrote