The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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... given from the Mapledurham MSS . , including a few letters from Pope , Mrs. Howard , Mallet , & c . The cor- respondent to whom Pope addressed the " Letters to a Lady , " first published by Dodsley in 1769 , has been traced and found ...
... given from the Mapledurham MSS . , including a few letters from Pope , Mrs. Howard , Mallet , & c . The cor- respondent to whom Pope addressed the " Letters to a Lady , " first published by Dodsley in 1769 , has been traced and found ...
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... given to this letter , but Congreve died on the 19th of January , 1728-9 ; and as Pope and Gay were in familiar and constant intercourse , it has been inferred that Pope's birthday was near the time of Congreve's death , in the latter ...
... given to this letter , but Congreve died on the 19th of January , 1728-9 ; and as Pope and Gay were in familiar and constant intercourse , it has been inferred that Pope's birthday was near the time of Congreve's death , in the latter ...
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... given . In a note on his Epistle to Arbuthnot , Pope states that his father was of a gentleman's family in Oxford- shire , the head of which was the Earl of Downe , whose sole heiress married the Earl of Lindsay . Next comes a different ...
... given . In a note on his Epistle to Arbuthnot , Pope states that his father was of a gentleman's family in Oxford- shire , the head of which was the Earl of Downe , whose sole heiress married the Earl of Lindsay . Next comes a different ...
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... any circumstances of his situation in life ; but the former concludes that the addition of " Mr. " would not have been at that period given to his name if he had not been regarded as something above the mere yeomanry of the time.11.
... any circumstances of his situation in life ; but the former concludes that the addition of " Mr. " would not have been at that period given to his name if he had not been regarded as something above the mere yeomanry of the time.11.
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... given Pope credit for profi- ciency in the language of Homer , or pronounced his scheme of self - instruction to have been a successful experiment . He forced his way into the chambers of ancient literature , but he never obtained ...
... given Pope credit for profi- ciency in the language of Homer , or pronounced his scheme of self - instruction to have been a successful experiment . He forced his way into the chambers of ancient literature , but he never obtained ...
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