The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... least thing beneath the dignity of a Philofopher . Accordingly he had a soul that would not let him accept of any offers of Charity , at the fame time that his body feem'd but too much to require it . His lodging was in a small chamber ...
... least thing beneath the dignity of a Philofopher . Accordingly he had a soul that would not let him accept of any offers of Charity , at the fame time that his body feem'd but too much to require it . His lodging was in a small chamber ...
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... least have fome to his natural Facul- " ties . Behold with what agility he spreadeth his " Toes , and moveth them with as great variety as " his Fingers ! a power , which in the fmall circle " of a year may be totally abolished , by the ...
... least have fome to his natural Facul- " ties . Behold with what agility he spreadeth his " Toes , and moveth them with as great variety as " his Fingers ! a power , which in the fmall circle " of a year may be totally abolished , by the ...
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... least make the Tour of the " whole Syftem of the Sun. Let other Mortals " pore upon Maps , and fwallow the legends of ly- ❝ing travellers ; the fon of Cornelius fhall make " his own Legs his Compaffes ; with thofe he " fhall measure ...
... least make the Tour of the " whole Syftem of the Sun. Let other Mortals " pore upon Maps , and fwallow the legends of ly- ❝ing travellers ; the fon of Cornelius fhall make " his own Legs his Compaffes ; with thofe he " fhall measure ...
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... least ❝ftep of that noble kind of Saltation ? " .60 The poor Lady was at laft enur'd to bear all these things with a laudable patience , till one day her husband was feized with a new thought . He * Plin . Hift . Nat . lib . xvii . in ...
... least ❝ftep of that noble kind of Saltation ? " .60 The poor Lady was at laft enur'd to bear all these things with a laudable patience , till one day her husband was feized with a new thought . He * Plin . Hift . Nat . lib . xvii . in ...
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... least the art , to divert Corne- lius from many extravagancies . It was well he came fpeedily , or Martin could not have boasted the entire Quota of his Vifcera . " What does it fignify ( quoth Albertus ) whether my Nephew 66 excells in ...
... least the art , to divert Corne- lius from many extravagancies . It was well he came fpeedily , or Martin could not have boasted the entire Quota of his Vifcera . " What does it fignify ( quoth Albertus ) whether my Nephew 66 excells in ...
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Página 328 - We shall hereby extenuate many faults which are his, and clear him from the imputation of many which are not...
Página 299 - If a council be called, or a battle fought, you are not coldly informed of what was said or done as from a third person; the reader is hurried out of himself by the force of the poet's imagination, and turns in one place to a hearer, in another to a spectator.
Página 323 - However, had he translated the whole work, I would no more have attempted Homer after him than Virgil, his Version of whom (notwithstanding some human errors) is the most noble and spirited translation I know in any language.
Página 299 - If some things are too luxuriant it is owing to the richness of the soil; and if others are not arrived to perfection or maturity, it is only because they are overrun and oppressed by those of a stronger nature.
Página 44 - ... twixt reading and Bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary Tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire; Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n.
Página 307 - Aristotle had reason to say, he was the only poet who had found out living words ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good author whatever. An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon thirsts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like.
Página 346 - I will conclude by saying of Shakespear, that with all his faults, and with all the irregularity of his drama, one may look upon his works, in comparison of those that are more...
Página 339 - ... till after his death. The whole number of genuine plays, which we have been able to find printed in his lifetime, amounts but to eleven.
Página 12 - And that they ne'er consider'd yet. ' Good Mr. Dean, go change your gown, Let my lord know you're come to town.
Página 293 - ... masters, being wholly unconfined, and painting at pleasure, may be thought to have given a full idea of what they esteemed most excellent in this way. These (one may observe) consist entirely of the useful part of horticulture, fruit-trees, herbs, water, &c.