Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 397
... Pope , whose life he was about to write . Johnson had not flattered himself with the hopes of receiving any civility from this nobleman ; for he said to me , when I mentioned Lord Marchmont as one who could tell him a great deal about Pope ...
... Pope , whose life he was about to write . Johnson had not flattered himself with the hopes of receiving any civility from this nobleman ; for he said to me , when I mentioned Lord Marchmont as one who could tell him a great deal about Pope ...
Page 415
... Pope , ( in writing whose life he was now employed , ) which I shall insert as a literary curiosity . * The Rev. Dr. Law , Bishop of Carlisle , in the Pre- face to his valuable edition of Archbishop King's " Essay on the Origin of Evil ...
... Pope , ( in writing whose life he was now employed , ) which I shall insert as a literary curiosity . * The Rev. Dr. Law , Bishop of Carlisle , in the Pre- face to his valuable edition of Archbishop King's " Essay on the Origin of Evil ...
Page 443
... Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking in re- turn , if Pope be not a poet , where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry by a definition , will only shew the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude ...
... Pope was a poet ? otherwise than by asking in re- turn , if Pope be not a poet , where is poetry to be found ? To circumscribe poetry by a definition , will only shew the narrowness of the definer ; though a definition which shall exclude ...
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