The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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Page 13
... Arbuthnot . The elder Pope had been successful in business . He had saved , according to the poet's friend , Martha Blount , about 10,0007 . His fortune was probably larger than this ; but he was unambitious and fond of the country ...
... Arbuthnot . The elder Pope had been successful in business . He had saved , according to the poet's friend , Martha Blount , about 10,0007 . His fortune was probably larger than this ; but he was unambitious and fond of the country ...
Page 80
... Arbuthnot . The " lie " might be Welsted's attack on Pope in 1717 , in his Palæmon and Cælia , which would make the " three thousand suns " a closer approximation to fact . WARBURTON'S NOTE ON THE LADY . 81 the world to 80 LIFE OF POPE .
... Arbuthnot . The " lie " might be Welsted's attack on Pope in 1717 , in his Palæmon and Cælia , which would make the " three thousand suns " a closer approximation to fact . WARBURTON'S NOTE ON THE LADY . 81 the world to 80 LIFE OF POPE .
Page 88
... ARBUTHNOT , PARNELL , ETC. THE RAPE OF THE LOCK . COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRANSLATION OF HOMER . QUARREL WITH ADDISON . He THE measured harmony and correctness of Pope's numbers would seem to infer a kindred taste for music , and he ...
... ARBUTHNOT , PARNELL , ETC. THE RAPE OF THE LOCK . COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRANSLATION OF HOMER . QUARREL WITH ADDISON . He THE measured harmony and correctness of Pope's numbers would seem to infer a kindred taste for music , and he ...
Page 104
... Arbuthnot , saying that the Doctor was a man who could do everything but walk ! He was himself a great pedestrian , whereas Arbuthnot was indo- lent and shuffling in his gait . The two wits were about the same age , Arbuthnot having ...
... Arbuthnot , saying that the Doctor was a man who could do everything but walk ! He was himself a great pedestrian , whereas Arbuthnot was indo- lent and shuffling in his gait . The two wits were about the same age , Arbuthnot having ...
Page 105
... Arbuthnot , Swift , and others . Gay often held the pen , and Addison liked the scheme . Swift took from a part of the Scriblerus Memoirs the first hint of Gulliver , as there were pigmies in Schreibler's Travels , and also the projects ...
... Arbuthnot , Swift , and others . Gay often held the pen , and Addison liked the scheme . Swift took from a part of the Scriblerus Memoirs the first hint of Gulliver , as there were pigmies in Schreibler's Travels , and also the projects ...
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