The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 4A. and W. Galignani and Jules Didot, 1825 |
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... Pope , in one of his letters , in answer to a dreary description of Parnell's , « I can easily image to my thoughts the solitary hours of your eremitical life in the mountains , from some parallel to it in my own retirement at Binfield ...
... Pope , in one of his letters , in answer to a dreary description of Parnell's , « I can easily image to my thoughts the solitary hours of your eremitical life in the mountains , from some parallel to it in my own retirement at Binfield ...
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... Pope , Swift , Arbuthnot , Jervas , and Gay . Among these he was particularly happy , his mind was entirely at ease , and gave a loose to every harmless folly that came uppermost . Indeed , it was a society in which , of all others , a ...
... Pope , Swift , Arbuthnot , Jervas , and Gay . Among these he was particularly happy , his mind was entirely at ease , and gave a loose to every harmless folly that came uppermost . Indeed , it was a society in which , of all others , a ...
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... Pope's favourites , and though few , you will guess must have cost me more pains than any nymphs can be worth . He has been so unreasonable as to expect that I should have made them as beautiful upon canvass as he has done upon paper ...
... Pope's favourites , and though few , you will guess must have cost me more pains than any nymphs can be worth . He has been so unreasonable as to expect that I should have made them as beautiful upon canvass as he has done upon paper ...
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... POPE . >> If we regard this letter with a critical eye , we must find it indifferent enough ; if we consider it as a ... Pope himself , in some manuscript anecdotes which he left behind him . The Life of Homer also , prefixed to the ...
... POPE . >> If we regard this letter with a critical eye , we must find it indifferent enough ; if we consider it as a ... Pope himself , in some manuscript anecdotes which he left behind him . The Life of Homer also , prefixed to the ...
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... Pope should have taken care not to leave his errors upon record against him , or put it in the power of envy to tax his friend with faults that do not appear in what he has left to the world . A poet has a right to expect the same ...
... Pope should have taken care not to leave his errors upon record against him , or put it in the power of envy to tax his friend with faults that do not appear in what he has left to the world . A poet has a right to expect the same ...
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acquainted admiration agreeable Alcander amusement appearance Asem Battersea beauty began Bidderman called character comedy continued David Mallet David Rizzio death distress dress Duke Duke of Ormond Earl of Mar eloquence employed endeavoured enemy England English ESSAY excellent eyes fame favour fond fortune friends friendship gave genius gentleman give hand happiness Homer honour humour Iliad imagination imitation justice king knew labour lady language learning letters lived Lord Bolingbroke mankind manner means merit mind nature never obliged observed occasion once Parnell party passion perceive Pergolese perhaps person philosopher pleased pleasure poet poetry polite Pope possessed praise present Pretender Pretender's racter received resolved retired ridiculous Saracen says Scotland Scribblerus Club seemed seldom society soon superiour taste thing THOMAS PARNELL thought tion tories Virgil virtue VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE whigs whole word writing Zoilus