The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 34
עמוד 32
... tion by their paradoxical or ironical praises ; your forefathers have done it , Erasmus and others . For all mankind who know me must confess , he must be no ordinary genius , or little friend , who can find out any thing to commend in ...
... tion by their paradoxical or ironical praises ; your forefathers have done it , Erasmus and others . For all mankind who know me must confess , he must be no ordinary genius , or little friend , who can find out any thing to commend in ...
עמוד 35
... tion , which have been my employment ever fince Eafter - monday : I hope before Michaelmas to have discharg'd my tafk ; which , upon the word of a D 2 friend , you friend , is the moft pleafing one I could FROM MR . WYCHERLEY . 35.
... tion , which have been my employment ever fince Eafter - monday : I hope before Michaelmas to have discharg'd my tafk ; which , upon the word of a D 2 friend , you friend , is the moft pleafing one I could FROM MR . WYCHERLEY . 35.
עמוד 64
... tion true enough to be pafs'd into a rule , but not a rule without exceptions , nor that ever it had been reduced to practice : But this example of one of the most correct and beft of their Poets has unde- ceived me , and confirms your ...
... tion true enough to be pafs'd into a rule , but not a rule without exceptions , nor that ever it had been reduced to practice : But this example of one of the most correct and beft of their Poets has unde- ceived me , and confirms your ...
עמוד 65
... tion to one year , it is manifeftly exceeded in the very first two books : The narration begins with Oedi- pus's prayer to the Fury to promote difcord betwixt his fons ; afterward the Poet exprefly describes their entring into the ...
... tion to one year , it is manifeftly exceeded in the very first two books : The narration begins with Oedi- pus's prayer to the Fury to promote difcord betwixt his fons ; afterward the Poet exprefly describes their entring into the ...
עמוד 72
... tion ; yet we cannot but hope the concurring prayers and tears of fo many wretched ladies may induce this haughty prince to reason . I am , & c . LETTER X. I any of my Oct. 19 , 1709 : May truly fay I am more obliged to you this fum ...
... tion ; yet we cannot but hope the concurring prayers and tears of fo many wretched ladies may induce this haughty prince to reason . I am , & c . LETTER X. I any of my Oct. 19 , 1709 : May truly fay I am more obliged to you this fum ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Æneid affure againſt almoft anſwer becauſe befides beft beſt cauſe converſation correfpondence defign defire Dulneſs eſteem expreffion fafely faid fame fatisfaction favour feems feen fend fenfe fent ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincerity firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip fubject fuch fure give greateſt happineſs HENRY CROMWELL himſelf hope houſe judgment juft juſt kindneſs lady laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs LETTER Mifcellanies moft moſt Mufes muft muſt myſelf never obferve obliged occafion opinion Ovid paftoral perfon pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet poetry Pope Pope's praiſe Pray prefent printed profe publiſhed reaſon receiv'd reft Sappho ſay ſee ſenſe ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak Statius tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tranflation uſe verfes verſes Virgil whofe whoſe WILLIAM TRUMBULL wiſh write Wycherley yourſelf
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 67 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
עמוד 188 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
עמוד 130 - To eat Westphalia ham in a morning ; ride over hedges and ditches on borrowed hacks ; come home in the heat of the day with a fever, and (what...
עמוד 240 - Nothing, says he, I can bear it well enough ; but since we have the day before us, methinks it would be very pleasant for you to rest awhile under the woods.
עמוד 67 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away In health of body; peace of mind; Quiet by day ; Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
עמוד 212 - ... me to live agreeably in the town, or contentedly in the country, which is really all the difference I set between an easy fortune and a small one.
עמוד 132 - ... to the falls of cataracts below, and the murmuring of the winds above. The gloomy verdure of Stonor succeeded to these, and then the shades of the evening overtook me.
עמוד 67 - ... shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
עמוד 72 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...