The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 5J. Balfour, 1764 |
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Page 14
... methinks , these are most in the right , who quiet . ly and eafily refign themfelves over to the gentle reign of dulnefs , which the Wits muft do at laft , though after a great deal of noise and refiftance . Ours are a fort of modeft ...
... methinks , these are most in the right , who quiet . ly and eafily refign themfelves over to the gentle reign of dulnefs , which the Wits muft do at laft , though after a great deal of noise and refiftance . Ours are a fort of modeft ...
Page 32
... Methinks Strada has given a good defcription of these kind of collections ; Nullus hodie mortalium aut nafcitur , aut moritur , aut præliatur , aut rusticatur , aut abit peregre , aut redit , aut nubit , aut eft , aut non eft , ( nam ...
... Methinks Strada has given a good defcription of these kind of collections ; Nullus hodie mortalium aut nafcitur , aut moritur , aut præliatur , aut rusticatur , aut abit peregre , aut redit , aut nubit , aut eft , aut non eft , ( nam ...
Page 70
... tran- fitory coin , fhould not be difcontented ( methinks ) even though poems were diftributed gratis about the ftreets , like Bunyan's fermons and other pious treati- fes , ufually publifh'd in a like volume and charac- 70 LETTERS TO AND.
... tran- fitory coin , fhould not be difcontented ( methinks ) even though poems were diftributed gratis about the ftreets , like Bunyan's fermons and other pious treati- fes , ufually publifh'd in a like volume and charac- 70 LETTERS TO AND.
Page 76
... ( methinks . ) my letter has something of the air of a romance , tho ' it be true . But I hope you will look on what follows as the greatest of truths , that I think myself extremely obliged by you in all points ; especial- ly for your ...
... ( methinks . ) my letter has something of the air of a romance , tho ' it be true . But I hope you will look on what follows as the greatest of truths , that I think myself extremely obliged by you in all points ; especial- ly for your ...
Page 120
... methinks , I fee you labouring thro ' all your inconveniences of the rough roads , the hard saddle , the trotting horfe , and what not ? What an agree- able furprize would it have been to me , to have met you by pure accident ( which I ...
... methinks , I fee you labouring thro ' all your inconveniences of the rough roads , the hard saddle , the trotting horfe , and what not ? What an agree- able furprize would it have been to me , to have met you by pure accident ( which I ...
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