The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author |
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... poems , that " he lisp'd in numbers ; " and used to say that he could not re- member the time when he began to make verses Pope was from his birth of a constitution tender In the style of fiction it might have been said of him and ...
... poems , that " he lisp'd in numbers ; " and used to say that he could not re- member the time when he began to make verses Pope was from his birth of a constitution tender In the style of fiction it might have been said of him and ...
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... poem , was burned by the persuasion of old gentleman , when he was satisfied , would say , Atterbury . The tragedy was founded on the legend " these are good rhymes . " of St. Genevieve . Of the comedy there is no ac- In his perusal of ...
... poem , was burned by the persuasion of old gentleman , when he was satisfied , would say , Atterbury . The tragedy was founded on the legend " these are good rhymes . " of St. Genevieve . Of the comedy there is no ac- In his perusal of ...
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... poems , recommended to him to write a " First , because he discovers a sufficiency be- pastoral comedy , like those which are read so yond his last ability , and hath rashly undertaken a eagerly in Italy ; a design which Pope probably ...
... poems , recommended to him to write a " First , because he discovers a sufficiency be- pastoral comedy , like those which are read so yond his last ability , and hath rashly undertaken a eagerly in Italy ; a design which Pope probably ...
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... poems , the life of half a day . -Let the per- I can therefore tell no more than I have learned son of a gentleman of ... poem , consisting of precepts , is so " a false guardian ; " he seems to have done only far arbitrary , and ...
... poems , the life of half a day . -Let the per- I can therefore tell no more than I have learned son of a gentleman of ... poem , consisting of precepts , is so " a false guardian ; " he seems to have done only far arbitrary , and ...
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... poem of two cantos was writ- observation as that work exhibits . ten ( 1711 , ) as is said , in a fortnight , and sent to On this poem Dennis afterwards published some the offended lady , who liked it well enough to remarks , of which ...
... poem of two cantos was writ- observation as that work exhibits . ten ( 1711 , ) as is said , in a fortnight , and sent to On this poem Dennis afterwards published some the offended lady , who liked it well enough to remarks , of which ...
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