Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 373 pages |
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Page 25
... some paffages . In thefe lines , There are whom heav'n has blefs'd with ftore of wit , Yet want as much again to manage it ; For wit and judgement ever are at ftrife- it is apparent that wit has two mean- ings , and that what is wanted ...
... some paffages . In thefe lines , There are whom heav'n has blefs'd with ftore of wit , Yet want as much again to manage it ; For wit and judgement ever are at ftrife- it is apparent that wit has two mean- ings , and that what is wanted ...
Page 110
... , who has more frequent need to folicit than ex- clude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his den , and , as some men try to be proud gar- of of their defects , he extracted an orna- ment from 110 POP E.
... , who has more frequent need to folicit than ex- clude the fun ; but Pope's excavation was requifite as an entrance to his den , and , as some men try to be proud gar- of of their defects , he extracted an orna- ment from 110 POP E.
Page 135
... Some falfe editions of the book " having an owl in their frontispiece , " the true one , to distinguish it , fixed in " its ftead an afs laden with authors , " Then I 4 " Then another furreptitious one being . printed with the POPE . 135.
... Some falfe editions of the book " having an owl in their frontispiece , " the true one , to distinguish it , fixed in " its ftead an afs laden with authors , " Then I 4 " Then another furreptitious one being . printed with the POPE . 135.
Page 246
... Some part of this pretended difcon tent he learned from Swift , and expreffes it , I think , moft frequently in his cor- refpondence with him . Swift's resent ment ment was unreasonable , but it was fin- çere ; 246 POPE .
... Some part of this pretended difcon tent he learned from Swift , and expreffes it , I think , moft frequently in his cor- refpondence with him . Swift's resent ment ment was unreasonable , but it was fin- çere ; 246 POPE .
Page 259
... quitted it by despair . He laboured his works firft to gain re- putation , and afterwards to keep it . Qf compofition there are different methods . Some employ at R 2 Of P O P E. 259 any thing that could be improved, he ...
... quitted it by despair . He laboured his works firft to gain re- putation , and afterwards to keep it . Qf compofition there are different methods . Some employ at R 2 Of P O P E. 259 any thing that could be improved, he ...
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