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Page 69
... person instead of his writings , by one who was wholly a stranger to him , at a time when all the world knew he was persecuted by fortune ; and not only saw that this was attempted in a clandes- tine manner , with the utmost falsehood ...
... person instead of his writings , by one who was wholly a stranger to him , at a time when all the world knew he was persecuted by fortune ; and not only saw that this was attempted in a clandes- tine manner , with the utmost falsehood ...
Page 71
... person that wants this wit may indeed be scorned , but the scorn shows the honour which the contemner has for wit . " Of this remark Pope made the proper use , by correcting the passage . I have preserved , I think , all that is ...
... person that wants this wit may indeed be scorned , but the scorn shows the honour which the contemner has for wit . " Of this remark Pope made the proper use , by correcting the passage . I have preserved , I think , all that is ...
Page 107
... persons and names being utterly secret and obscure . This gave Mr. Pope the thought that he had now some opportunity of doing good by detecting and dragging into light these common enemies of mankind , since , to invalidate this ...
... persons and names being utterly secret and obscure . This gave Mr. Pope the thought that he had now some opportunity of doing good by detecting and dragging into light these common enemies of mankind , since , to invalidate this ...
Page 108
... was taken off by the nobility and persons of the first distinction . The edition of which he speaks was , I believe , that which , by telling in the text the names , and in the notes the characters , 108 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... was taken off by the nobility and persons of the first distinction . The edition of which he speaks was , I believe , that which , by telling in the text the names , and in the notes the characters , 108 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 109
... persons brought within their view , and delighted in the visible effects of those shafts of malice which they had hitherto contemplated as shot into the air . Dennis , upon the fresh provocation now given him . renewed the enmity which ...
... persons brought within their view , and delighted in the visible effects of those shafts of malice which they had hitherto contemplated as shot into the air . Dennis , upon the fresh provocation now given him . renewed the enmity which ...
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Addison afterwards appear Atrides Battle of Ramillies beauties Binfield Blackmore Boileau Bolingbroke censure character Cibber composition Congreve considered contempt copies couplet criticism Curll declared delight Dennis desire diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Earl of Oxford edition elegance endeavoured English poets Epistle epitaph Essay Essay on Criticism excellence fame faults favour friends friendship genius Halifax heroes Homer honour Iliad images imitation judgment kind King known labour language learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mankind mind nature never numbers o'er opinion original performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise present printed Prior prose published readers reason remarks reputation RICHARD HAKLUYT ridicule SAMUEL JOHNSON satire says seems sometimes supposed Swift tell thought tion told translation verses versification virtue volume Warburton Westminster Abbey write written wrote