The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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... doubt that the latter portion of the above extract was detached from some other letter , or had been added for the sake of the poetry and the sentiment . The combined testi- mony of Ruffhead and Spence is conclusive . The 21st of May ...
... doubt that the latter portion of the above extract was detached from some other letter , or had been added for the sake of the poetry and the sentiment . The combined testi- mony of Ruffhead and Spence is conclusive . The 21st of May ...
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... doubt that it emanated from the poet himself , and was intended partly to mislead the credulous and inquisitive pub- lisher , and partly to invest Pope's family history with inte- rest and importance . Next year a more authoritative ...
... doubt that it emanated from the poet himself , and was intended partly to mislead the credulous and inquisitive pub- lisher , and partly to invest Pope's family history with inte- rest and importance . Next year a more authoritative ...
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... doubt the mother or an elder sister of Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Pope . Mrs. Cooper survived till 1693 , and from her will we learn something of other maternal relatives of the poet . She leaves small legacies to her sisters , Elizabeth ...
... doubt the mother or an elder sister of Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Pope . Mrs. Cooper survived till 1693 , and from her will we learn something of other maternal relatives of the poet . She leaves small legacies to her sisters , Elizabeth ...
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... doubts not you forgot . " -Athenæum , July 8 , 1854 . 15 In his will ( see Appendix ) , Pope's father mentions , " My son - in - law , Charles Rackett , and my dear daughter Magdalen . " We agree with Mr. Cunningham ( Johnson's Lives ...
... doubts not you forgot . " -Athenæum , July 8 , 1854 . 15 In his will ( see Appendix ) , Pope's father mentions , " My son - in - law , Charles Rackett , and my dear daughter Magdalen . " We agree with Mr. Cunningham ( Johnson's Lives ...
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... doubt , helped to shape his mental habits ; but it was fortunate that he had this early taste of the country . His recollections of Windsor Forest , and of the mornings and sunsets he had enjoyed within its broad circumference of shade ...
... doubt , helped to shape his mental habits ; but it was fortunate that he had this early taste of the country . His recollections of Windsor Forest , and of the mornings and sunsets he had enjoyed within its broad circumference of shade ...
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