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" His declaration that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental attention never abandoned them ; what he found amiss in the first edition, he silently corrected in those that followed. He appears to have revised... "
The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ... - Page 557
by Great Britain - 1804
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The American Common-school Reader and Speaker: Being a Selection of Pieces ...

John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...edition, he silently corrected in those that followed. He appears to have revised the Iliad, and freed 25 it from some of its imperfections ; and the Essay...he altered without adding clearness, elegance, or vigor. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden; but Dryden certainly wanted 30 the diligence of P6pe....
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The American Common-school Reader and Speaker: Being a Selection of Pieces ...

John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...every line written twice over a second time." 20 His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...first edition, he silently corrected in those that f61lowed. He appears to have revised the Iliad, and freed 25 it from some of its imperfections; and...
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Class Book of Prose: Consisting of Selections from Distinguished English and ...

John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden, but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 pages
...with every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...he altered without adding clearness, elegance, or rigor. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden ; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope....
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 pages
...with every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...He appears to have revised the Iliad, and freed it frcm come of its imperfections ; and the Essay on Criticism received many improvements after its first...
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McGuffey's Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader: Revised and Improved

William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...every line written twice over a second time." 5. His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...he altered without adding clearness, elegance, or vigor. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden; but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope....
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 pages
...almost every line written twice over a second time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the judgment of Dryden; but Drydeu certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority...
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Aids to English Composition, Prepared for Students of All Grades: Embracing ...

Richard Green Parker - 1850 - 466 pages
...time." His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly tine. His parental attention never abandoned them, what...He appears to have revised the Iliad, and freed it frcm Bome of its imperfections ; and the Essay on Criticism received many improvements after its first...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental attention ncvor abandoned them; what he found amiss in the first edition,...clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the jndgment of Dryden, but Dryden certainly wanted the diligence of Pope. In acquired knowledge, the superiority...
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The Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2

Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...almost every line written over a second time.' His declaration, that his care for his works ceased at their publication, was not strictly true. His parental...improvements after its first appearance. It will seldom bo found that he altered without adding clearness, elegance, or vigour. Pope had perhaps the jndgment...
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