 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 504 pages
...shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," says Swift, " were sent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, esquire. They are in prose and verse. I never beard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. 'A month ago,' says. Swift, ' were sent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, Esquire. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...I shall transcribe from the Correspondence of Swift and Pope. "A month ago," says Swift, "were sent me over, by a friend of mine, the Works of John Hughes, Esquire. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 480 pages
...in the height. I must once more repeat Cicero's desire to a friend ; Orna me. A month ago were sent me over by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, Esq. They are in verse and prose. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pages
...shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," says Swift, " was sent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, Esquire. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find yovir name as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. " A month ago," says Swift, " were sent me over, by a friend of mine, the works of John Hughes, Esq. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1864 - 580 pages
...two vols. in 1735. A copy was sent to Swift, who, acknowledging the receipt of it to Pope, writes : " I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber." Swift does not add, what is the fact, that his own name is down as a subscriber ! He says... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 438 pages
...Nevertheless, Hughes acquired no fame. When Swift received a copy of his works, he wrote to Pope : — " I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me ; and, 1 think, among the mediocrists in prose as well as... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 434 pages
...Nevertheless, Hughes acquired no fame. When Swift received a copy of his works, he wrote to Pope : — " I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me ; and, I think, among the mediocrists in prose as well as... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1865 - 436 pages
...he wrote to Pope : — " I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me ; and, I think, among the mediocrists in prose as well as in verse." Pope sanctioned the judgment; adding, that what Hughes wanted... | |
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I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the Mediocrists, in prose as well as verse. 
