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" If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches perhaps by Pope, the want of more will not be much lamented; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ... - Page 123
by Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pages
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. / If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned...
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Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...of more will not be much lamented ; for the follies w liich the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned:...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not. known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 2

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 540 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned ;...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 2

Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned ;...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 23

Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 400 pages
...letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthuot, with a few touches perhaps by Pope, the want of more...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; uor can the satire he understood but by the learned...
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Miscellanies, by Mr. Pope, Dr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Gay, &c. Prose miscellanies by ...

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Miscellanies, by Mr. Pope, Dr. Arbuthnot, Mr ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...event very disastrous to polite letters. If the whole may be estimated by this specimen, which seems to be the production of Arbuthnot, with a few touches...lamented ; for the follies which the writer ridicules are so little practised, that they are not known ; nor can the satire be understood but by the learned...
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