The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseC. Bathurst, 1787 |
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Page 84
... Martin's life paffed away in fquabbles of this nature . Mrs. Scriblerus confidered it was now time to inftruct him in the fundamentals of Re- ligion , and to that end took no fmall pains in teaching him his Catechifm . But Cornelius ...
... Martin's life paffed away in fquabbles of this nature . Mrs. Scriblerus confidered it was now time to inftruct him in the fundamentals of Re- ligion , and to that end took no fmall pains in teaching him his Catechifm . But Cornelius ...
Page 87
... Martin . 66 " Play was invented by the Lydians as a remedy against Hunger . Sophocles fays of Palamedes , that " he invented Dice to ferve fometimes instead of a Din- 66 ner . It is therefore wifely contrived by Nature , that 66 ...
... Martin . 66 " Play was invented by the Lydians as a remedy against Hunger . Sophocles fays of Palamedes , that " he invented Dice to ferve fometimes instead of a Din- 66 ner . It is therefore wifely contrived by Nature , that 66 ...
Page 88
... Martin may ufe either of them indifferently , they being equally . antique .. 66 66 Building of Houses , and Riding upon Sticks , have " been used by children of all ages ; Edificare cafas , equitare in arundine longa . Yet I much doubt ...
... Martin may ufe either of them indifferently , they being equally . antique .. 66 66 Building of Houses , and Riding upon Sticks , have " been used by children of all ages ; Edificare cafas , equitare in arundine longa . Yet I much doubt ...
Page 89
... Martin disport himself at any Game truly antique , except one , which was " invented by a People among the Thracians , who hung up one of their Companions in a rope , and 66 gave him a Knife to cut himself down ; which if he " failed in ...
... Martin disport himself at any Game truly antique , except one , which was " invented by a People among the Thracians , who hung up one of their Companions in a rope , and 66 gave him a Knife to cut himself down ; which if he " failed in ...
Page 91
... Martin into the Weft , to be initia- ted in that truly ancient and manly part of the Gym- nafticks . The poor boy was fo unfortunate as to return with a broken leg . This Cornelius looked upon but as a flight ailment , and promised his ...
... Martin into the Weft , to be initia- ted in that truly ancient and manly part of the Gym- nafticks . The poor boy was fo unfortunate as to return with a broken leg . This Cornelius looked upon but as a flight ailment , and promised his ...
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Page 278 - When we read Homer, we ought to reflect that we are reading the...
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Page 291 - That the Earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me; of whom it is hard to say whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing to his generosity or his example...
Page 280 - Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to assign the causes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times and the prejudice of...
Page 298 - Players are just such judges of what is right, as tailors are of what is graceful. And in this view it will be but fair to allow, that most of our author's faults are less to be ascribed to his wrong judgment as a poet, than to his right judgment as a player.
Page 187 - Here therefore, in the name of all our Brethren, let me return our sincere and humble Thanks to the most August Mr.
Page 52 - Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he died.
Page 281 - ... enchantment. Homer not only appears the inventor of poetry, but excels all the inventors of other arts in this, that he has swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him.