| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...alphabet, (the greatest part of them at random;) but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself ; all...property, as being hired writers) were filled with the mosl abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they could possibly devise ; a liberty no ways to be wondered... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 pages
...ever)* letter to himself: all fell into so violt-it a fury, that, for half a year or more, the comujoo newspapers (in most of which they had some property, as being hired writers) wen- filled with Upmost abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they could possibly devise; a liberty no... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 pages
...names prefixed, for the most part at random. But such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself. All...papers, that, for many years, during the uncontrolled license of the press, had aspersed almost all the great characters of the age; and tbis with impunity,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 342 pages
...names prefixed, for the most part at random. But such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself. All...papers, that, for many years, during the uncontrolled license of the press, had aspersed almost all the great characters of the age; and this with impunity,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 392 pages
...at random ; but such was the number of poets eminent in that art that some one or other took everv letter to himself : all fell into so violent a fury,...scurrilities they could possibly devise ; a liberty no way to be wondered at in those people, and in those papers, that for many years, during the uncontrolled... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 384 pages
...alphabet, the greater part of them at random; but such was the number of poets eminent in that art that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...year or more the common newspapers (in most of which the; had some property, as being hired writers) were filled with the most abusive falsehoods and scurrilities... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...(the greatest part of them at random) : but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself : all...being hired writers) were filled with the most abusive falsehood and scurrilities they could possibly devise ; a liberty no way to be wondered at in those... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...dunces, (for so it has been commonly called), which began in the year 1727, and ended in 1730. that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...most abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they could devise ; a liberty in no way to be wondered at in those people, and in those papers, that, for many... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 pages
...prefixed, for the most part, at random. But such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself. All...so violent a fury, that for half a year, or more, in general afford it a most quiet reception, and the larger part accept it as favourably as if it were... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himselt All fell into so violent a fury, that for half a year,...abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they could possibly Not to search too deeply into the reason hereof, I will only observe as a fact, that every week for... | |
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