The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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... it is pleasant to find a new poetical associa- tion ) in the family of Cowper . The " Erinna " of Pope was be aunt of the author of " The Task . " Some particulars have been gleaned from the Wills in Doctors ' Commons.
... it is pleasant to find a new poetical associa- tion ) in the family of Cowper . The " Erinna " of Pope was be aunt of the author of " The Task . " Some particulars have been gleaned from the Wills in Doctors ' Commons.
Page vii
... tion of securing the copyright of his work by letters patent under the royal signet . Yet , notwithstanding all this parade and assumption , a more careless and worthless book than that of Ayre never issued from the press . Of the seven ...
... tion of securing the copyright of his work by letters patent under the royal signet . Yet , notwithstanding all this parade and assumption , a more careless and worthless book than that of Ayre never issued from the press . Of the seven ...
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... tion of blunders ( of which this is but one specimen ) arose from two causes - the publication of some letters taken from an old translation of Voiture as genuine letters from Pope to Miss Blount , and the unfounded assertion that ...
... tion of blunders ( of which this is but one specimen ) arose from two causes - the publication of some letters taken from an old translation of Voiture as genuine letters from Pope to Miss Blount , and the unfounded assertion that ...
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... and Gothic destruction , has a fame almost as universal as his dramas . The enthusiasm of poetical admira- tion seeks for such tangible objects as seeming to give us an ñ earthly hold on immortal minds , and invests them with.
... and Gothic destruction , has a fame almost as universal as his dramas . The enthusiasm of poetical admira- tion seeks for such tangible objects as seeming to give us an ñ earthly hold on immortal minds , and invests them with.
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... tion . Deane was a vain , restless controversialist , and had stood in the pillory in 1691 , under the name of Thomas Franks , for concealing the author of a libellous pamphlet against the Government . He is said to have been the author ...
... tion . Deane was a vain , restless controversialist , and had stood in the pillory in 1691 , under the name of Thomas Franks , for concealing the author of a libellous pamphlet against the Government . He is said to have been the author ...
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