The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His CorrespondenceBohn, 1857 - 490 pages |
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... satire , and 16 " There was a particular beech - tree under which Pope used to sit , and it is the tradition of the place , that under that tree he composed the Windsor Forest . The original tree being decayed , Lady Gower of Bill ...
... satire , and 16 " There was a particular beech - tree under which Pope used to sit , and it is the tradition of the place , that under that tree he composed the Windsor Forest . The original tree being decayed , Lady Gower of Bill ...
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... satire and the whipping is transferred to this school . ( Pope's Lit. Corresp . , v . ii . ) fabulous another of Pope's tricks on Curll . always kept up . The " late Duke of Norfolk " along with " Mr. Alexander Pope . " The narrative ...
... satire and the whipping is transferred to this school . ( Pope's Lit. Corresp . , v . ii . ) fabulous another of Pope's tricks on Curll . always kept up . The " late Duke of Norfolk " along with " Mr. Alexander Pope . " The narrative ...
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... satire was soon manifested , and some verses which he wrote , when only fourteen , on Elkanah Settle , the City poet , and the Doeg of Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel , are highly characteristic as well as remarkable for their ability ...
... satire was soon manifested , and some verses which he wrote , when only fourteen , on Elkanah Settle , the City poet , and the Doeg of Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel , are highly characteristic as well as remarkable for their ability ...
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... satire of the Curlls , Theobalds , and Cibbers . Among the other early and distinguished friends of the poet were Garth , Lansdowne , and Congreve . The young- est of these was eigh- teen years his senior ; all had accomplished the ...
... satire of the Curlls , Theobalds , and Cibbers . Among the other early and distinguished friends of the poet were Garth , Lansdowne , and Congreve . The young- est of these was eigh- teen years his senior ; all had accomplished the ...
Page 37
... satirical touches mark the latent vein - and here also Cromwell might have traced his young friend to Voi- ture : " When was it known one bard did follow Whig maxims and abjure Apollo ? Sooner shall Major - General cease To talk of war ...
... satirical touches mark the latent vein - and here also Cromwell might have traced his young friend to Voi- ture : " When was it known one bard did follow Whig maxims and abjure Apollo ? Sooner shall Major - General cease To talk of war ...
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