Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men: Collected from the Conversation of Mr. Pope, and Other Eminent Persons of His TimeJ. R. Smith, 1858 - Počet stran: 396 |
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Strana xiii
... believe he died in 1721. By the mother's side Spence was descended from the Neville family , she was a granddaughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford , her maiden name was Mirabella Collier . Young Spence , whose birth was premature , and who was ...
... believe he died in 1721. By the mother's side Spence was descended from the Neville family , she was a granddaughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford , her maiden name was Mirabella Collier . Young Spence , whose birth was premature , and who was ...
Strana xxi
... believe there was scarce a day that I did not visit Birchanger in imagination . At present I am more busy and more diverted ; and yet I often think of it . But I shall have , I hope , a much greater tie to England than any I have ...
... believe there was scarce a day that I did not visit Birchanger in imagination . At present I am more busy and more diverted ; and yet I often think of it . But I shall have , I hope , a much greater tie to England than any I have ...
Strana xxxi
... believe it is not many years since , that it was thought a fourth edition might be acceptable to the public . An abridgment was also made of it , which was long a popular book in our schools , until the more copious and useful ...
... believe it is not many years since , that it was thought a fourth edition might be acceptable to the public . An abridgment was also made of it , which was long a popular book in our schools , until the more copious and useful ...
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... believe he was willing to let it go.-P. - Wycherley died a Romanist , and has owned that religion in my hearing . It was generally thought by this gentle- man's friends , that he lost his memory by old age ; it was not by age , but by ...
... believe he was willing to let it go.-P. - Wycherley died a Romanist , and has owned that religion in my hearing . It was generally thought by this gentle- man's friends , that he lost his memory by old age ; it was not by age , but by ...
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... believe you . But , since must get some supper for you , I suppose ? " we have supped already . " Supped already ! why , ' tis not eight o'clock yet . " - Indeed hat's very strange : but if you had not have got something for you . - Let ...
... believe you . But , since must get some supper for you , I suppose ? " we have supped already . " Supped already ! why , ' tis not eight o'clock yet . " - Indeed hat's very strange : but if you had not have got something for you . - Let ...
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acquainted Addison Æneid afterwards appears archbishop Ariosto Birchanger Bishop Bishop of Rochester Blount Byfleet called character CHIG copy deal DEAR death desired Dryden Duchess of Marlborough Duke Dunciad edition England Epistle ERSITY UNIV Essay Essay on Criticism Florence French garden gave give Greek Hallifax heard Homer hundred pounds Iliad imitation Italy Julius Cæsar king Lady language Latin letter lived look Lord Bolingbroke Lord Peterborough Lowth manner mentioned never obliged Oxford papers particular person piece pleasure poem poetry poets Pope Pope's pretty printed published religion Rome RSITY satire says seems sent Sir Godfrey soon sort speaking Spence SPENCE'S ANECDOTES STEPHEN DUCK Swift talk taste tell things thought thousand told translation Turin Twickenham UNIV SITY verses Virgil Warburton Warton whole wou'd write written wrote Wycherley young
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Strana 191 - In happy climes, where from the genial sun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of Art by Nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties by the true...
Strana 192 - There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. Not such as Europe breeds in her decay; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first Acts already past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Strana 40 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Strana 41 - Wise men have said are wearisome; who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior (And what he brings, what needs he elsewhere seek) Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys, And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore.
Strana 229 - To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes ; what he wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him.
Strana 281 - you have the honour of seeing the two greatest men in the world." — "I don't know how great men you may be," said the Guinea man, "but I don't like your looks. I have often bought a man much better than both of you, all muscles and bones, for ten guineas.
Strana 102 - All you need do (says he) is to leave them just as they are; call on Lord Halifax two or three months hence, thank him for his kind observations on those passages, and then read them to him as altered. I have known him much longer than you have, and will be answerable for the event.
Strana 178 - In vain fair Thames reflects the double scenes Of hanging mountains, and of sloping greens ; Joy lives not here, to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where Wortley casts her eyes. What are the gay parterre, the...
Strana 111 - I assured him that I did not at all take it ill of Mr. Tickell that he was going to publish his translation; that he certainly had as much right to translate any author as myself; and that publishing both was entering on a fair stage.