The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs. Warburton and Warton [&c.]. To which are added, some original letters, with additional observations, and memoirs, by W.L. Bowles, Tom 41806 |
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... juft fuch an image of his pen As thou thyfelf art of the fons of men ; Where our own fpecies in burlesque we trace , A fign - poft likeness of the noble race , That is at once refemblance and difgrace . Horace Horace can laugh , is ...
... juft fuch an image of his pen As thou thyfelf art of the fons of men ; Where our own fpecies in burlesque we trace , A fign - poft likeness of the noble race , That is at once refemblance and difgrace . Horace Horace can laugh , is ...
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... Juft fo immortal Maro held his head : " And when I die , be sure you let me know Great Homer dy'd three thousand years ago . Why did I write ? what fin to me unknown Dipt me in ink , my parents ' , or my own ? As yet a child , nor yet a ...
... Juft fo immortal Maro held his head : " And when I die , be sure you let me know Great Homer dy'd three thousand years ago . Why did I write ? what fin to me unknown Dipt me in ink , my parents ' , or my own ? As yet a child , nor yet a ...
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... juft , are marked with afperity and coarseness , as he was evidently chagrined at the fuccefs which he could not gain himself . Hence his coarse and contemptu- Ous Pains , reading , ftudy , are their juft pretence TO THE SATIRES . 27.
... juft , are marked with afperity and coarseness , as he was evidently chagrined at the fuccefs which he could not gain himself . Hence his coarse and contemptu- Ous Pains , reading , ftudy , are their juft pretence TO THE SATIRES . 27.
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Alexander Pope William Lisle Bowles. Pains , reading , ftudy , are their juft pretence , And all they want is fpirit , tafte , and fenfe . Commas and points they fet exactly right , And ' twere a fin to rob them of their mite . Yet ne'er ...
Alexander Pope William Lisle Bowles. Pains , reading , ftudy , are their juft pretence , And all they want is fpirit , tafte , and fenfe . Commas and points they fet exactly right , And ' twere a fin to rob them of their mite . Yet ne'er ...
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... Juft writes to make his barrenness appear , And strains , from hard - bound brains , eight lines a year ; He , who still wanting , tho ' he lives on theft , 180 Steals much , fpends little , yet has nothing left : 184 NOTES . On ...
... Juft writes to make his barrenness appear , And strains , from hard - bound brains , eight lines a year ; He , who still wanting , tho ' he lives on theft , 180 Steals much , fpends little , yet has nothing left : 184 NOTES . On ...
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