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... Pope never swerved from the object he had placed before him , never allowing himself to be distracted from its pursuit . Pope was infinitely painstaking in his work . Day and night he laboured to bring it to perfection , so that he ...
... Pope never swerved from the object he had placed before him , never allowing himself to be distracted from its pursuit . Pope was infinitely painstaking in his work . Day and night he laboured to bring it to perfection , so that he ...
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... Pope's , which avowedly despised country life and its interests . Pope was not quite such a transgressor as some of his contemporaries , who made roses bloom and nightingales sing in December when it suited their purpose , but , still ...
... Pope's , which avowedly despised country life and its interests . Pope was not quite such a transgressor as some of his contemporaries , who made roses bloom and nightingales sing in December when it suited their purpose , but , still ...
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... Pope's poem is a specimen of false taste ; the simplicity and dignity of Isaiah is quite lost in this elaborate paraphrase . " Rape of Artificial and unreal as Pope is when he deals with Nature , we find him in his element when he ...
... Pope's poem is a specimen of false taste ; the simplicity and dignity of Isaiah is quite lost in this elaborate paraphrase . " Rape of Artificial and unreal as Pope is when he deals with Nature , we find him in his element when he ...
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