shall transcribe from the correspondence of Swift and Pope. life, yet I find your name as a subscriber. He is too grave a poet for me; and I think among the mediocrists, in prose as \vell as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your question as to... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 457by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 298 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a Poet for me, and, I think, among the mediocribus in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 298 pages
...in verfe and profe, I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a Poet for me, and, I think, among the mediocribus in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 350 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet, I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He .is too grave a Poet for me, and, I think, among the mediocribus in profe as well as Verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle ; he is indeed worth all... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 406 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a Poet for me, and, I think, among the rnediocribus in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
| Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 424 pages
...in verfe and prole. I never heard of the man in my life; yet I find your name as a lubfcriber too. He is too grave a poet for me; and, I think, among the mtdiacribm in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr Rundle *. He is indeed worth all... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 400 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life ; yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a poet for me ; and, I think, among the mediocribus in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Rundle *. He is indeed worth all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...in " profe and verfe. I never heard of the " man in my life, yet I find your name as " a fubfcriber. He is too grave a poet for " me; and I think among the ntedivcrifts, ". in profe as well as verfe.'.'(C To this Pope returns : " To ianfwer your 'f. queftion... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 424 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as a fubfcriber too. He is too grave a Poet .for me, and I think among the mediocribus in profe as well as verfe. I have the honour to know Dr. Bundle; he is indeed worth all... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 414 pages
...in verfe and profe. I never heard oi the man in my life ; yet I find your name as a i-ubfcriber too. He is too grave a poet for me ; and I think among the mediocribus in p-rofc as veil as verfe. 1 have the honour to know Dr Rund.le *. He is indeed worth... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 450 pages
...profe and v¿rfe. I never “‘heard of the man in my life, yet I find your name as “a fubfcriber. He is too grave- a poet for me; - and I “think among the mediocrj/Is, in profe -as well as verfe.” To this Pope returns :- “To anfwer your- queftion “as... | |
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