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" For him thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great; Dext'rous the craving, fawning crowd to quit, And pleas'd to 'scape from flattery... "
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ... - Page 9
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1825
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Poems on Several Occasions

Thomas Parnell - 1770 - 294 pages
...morale you.' Among J Among the number of his moft intimate friends was Lord Oxford, whom Pope has fo finely complimented upon the delicacy of his choice. For him, thou oft haft bid the world attend, Fond to forget the ftatefman in the friend ; -, ' For Swift and him, defpis'd...
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The Repository, Or, Treasury of Politics and Literature for ..., Volume 2

1771 - 508 pages
...commemorate you. Among the number of Dr. Parnell's mod intimate friends was lord Oxford, whom Pope has fo finely complimented upon the delicacy of his choice. For him, thou .oft haft bid the world attend, Fond to forget the ftatefman in the friend ; For Swift and him, delpis'd...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1796 - 500 pages
...Bless'd in each science ! bless'd in ev'ry strain ! 5 Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft' hast bid the world attend, Fond...forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and himdespis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great; 10 Dext'rous the craving,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 8

Alexander Pope - 1797 - 450 pages
...you, and am in fpite of the longeft negleft or abfence, Dear Sir^ Your, ect. Gay is in Devonfhire, and from thence he goes to Bath ; my father and mother never fail to commemorate you, LETTER CVII. TO THE SAME. 'i, near OakingLam, Dear Sir, Tuefday. BELIEVE the hurry you were in hindered...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes, Complete. With ..., Volume 8

Alexander Pope - 1797 - 454 pages
...you, and am in fpite of the longeft neglect or abfence, Dear Sir, Your, ect. Gay is in Devonfhire, and from thence he goes to Bath ; my father and mother never fail to commemorate you. LETTER CVII. TO THE SAME. Binfield, near Oakingham, Dear Sir, Tuefday. j BELIEVE the hurry you were...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...Bless'd in each science 1 bless'd in ev'ry strain ! 5 Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft' hast bid the world attend, Fond...forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; 10 * Sent to the Earl of Oxford...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pages
...adorn'd! Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain ; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEV dear in vain ! For him thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to...forget the statesman in the friend : For SWIFT and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pages
...Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEY dear in vain ! For him them oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend : For SWIFT and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith..

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...spite of the longest neglect of happiness, ' DEAR SIR, ' Your most faithful affectionate friend, ' and servant, ' A. POPE. ' Gay is in Devonshire, and...goes * to Bath. My father and mother never fail to com< memorate you.' Among the number of his most intimate friends was Lord Oxford, whom Pope has so...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: Containing ..., Volume 8

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 556 pages
...you, and am in fpite of the longeft neglefi or abfence, Dear Sir, Your, etc. Gay is in Devonfhire, and from thence he goes to Bath; my father and mother never fail to commemorate YOU. LETTER LXXX. TO THE SAME. Btnfield, near Oakingham, Dear Sir, Tuefday. •j BELIEVE the hurry you were...
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