 shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the mediocrists, in prose as \vell as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your question as to...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 457by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | English poets - 1790 - 360 pages
...in profe " and verfe. I never heard of the man in my " life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber. " He is too grave a poet for me ; and I think «' among the mediocrijis, in profe as well as " verfe." To this Pope returns: " To anfwer your " queftion as to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
..." the works of John Hughes^ Esquire. They are in prose and verse, j " never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber " He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the mediocrisls, ir, " prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your questio.- as to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 424 pages
...in verse and prose. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber too. He is too grave a poet for me, and I think among the mediocribus in prose as well as verse. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle ; he is indeed worth all... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
..." the works of John Hughes, Esquire. They are in prose and verse. I " never heard of the than in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. " He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the mtdiocrittt, la " prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your question as to Mr.... | |
 | samuel johnson, ll.d. - 1806 - 416 pages
...in prole and verfe. I never " heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name " as a fubfcriber. He is too grave a poet for me; " and I think among the mediocri/ls in profe as well "as verfe." To this Pope returns : "To anfwer your quefrion "• as to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 540 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a Poet for me, and, I think, among the mcdiocribus in profe, as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 464 pages
...in verse and prose. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber too. He is too grave a poet for me, and I think among the mediocribus in prose as well as verse. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 452 pages
...esquire. They are in prose an-lv rse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your nai: i< is a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me ; and I think, among the mediocrists in prose as well as verse." "To this Pope returns ; " To answer your question as to Mr. H»..;hes ; what he wanted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pages
...mine, the works of John Hughes, esquire. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber He is too grave a poet for me; nd I think among the rnediocrists in prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...of^minCjthe works of John Hughes, esqirtre. They are in prose and verse. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for nie ; und I think among the mecliocrists in prose as \vell as verse." To this Pope returns: *' To answer... | |
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