The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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... told " Of things invisible to mortal sight . " Pope excelled all his contemporaries , and led the public taste in graceful and picturesque landscape gardening . He had an exquisite eye for dressed nature , nature trimmed by Kent , 17 ...
... told " Of things invisible to mortal sight . " Pope excelled all his contemporaries , and led the public taste in graceful and picturesque landscape gardening . He had an exquisite eye for dressed nature , nature trimmed by Kent , 17 ...
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... told Spence that he was seven years ( from the age of twenty to twenty - seven ) unlearning what he had then acquired . We question whether he could have followed a better plan ; but his constant application at length told on his health ...
... told Spence that he was seven years ( from the age of twenty to twenty - seven ) unlearning what he had then acquired . We question whether he could have followed a better plan ; but his constant application at length told on his health ...
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... told me , as I doubt not he did all his acquaintance , that he would marry as soon as his life was de- spaired of . Accordingly , a few days before his death , he underwent the ceremony ; and joined together those two sacraments , which ...
... told me , as I doubt not he did all his acquaintance , that he would marry as soon as his life was de- spaired of . Accordingly , a few days before his death , he underwent the ceremony ; and joined together those two sacraments , which ...
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... told him that there was one way left of excelling . " We had several great poets , " he said , " but we never had one great poet that was correct ; and he advised me to make that my study and aim . " Walsh could not mean that Milton was ...
... told him that there was one way left of excelling . " We had several great poets , " he said , " but we never had one great poet that was correct ; and he advised me to make that my study and aim . " Walsh could not mean that Milton was ...
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... told me , is like a game at tables , where every one may wish for the best cast , but after all he is to make his best of that which happens , and go on contentedly . If you will visit our shades this spring , which I very much desire ...
... told me , is like a game at tables , where every one may wish for the best cast , but after all he is to make his best of that which happens , and go on contentedly . If you will visit our shades this spring , which I very much desire ...
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