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" The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the Town. Her pictures were engraved and sold in great numbers, her life written, books of letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and... "
The Aldine Magazine of Biography, Bibliography, Criticism, and the Arts: Dec ... - Page 22
1839 - 336 pages
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Catalogue, Issue 245

Pickering & Chatto - 1659 - 104 pages
...Polly, til! then ofccure, 'became all at once the favourite of the town; her Pictures were engraved and sold in great numbers; her Life written; books of Letters and Verses to her publish'd; and pamphlets made even of her Sayings and Jests " (Pope, Works, 1735, vol. ii., pp. 161-162)....
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...Polly, till th.'n obscure, became all at onre the favourite cf'theTown ; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books...letters a'nd verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jesis. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that season, the Ital/an opera,...
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Elegant edition of fables by John Gay, with the life of the author

John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...PQLLY, till then obscure, became all at once " the favourite of the town ; her pictures were "engraved, and sold in great numbers; her LIFE " written, books of letters and verses to her pubVOL II. P " lished, and pamphlets made even of her sayings " and jests. Furthermore, it drove out...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...Polly, till th-n obscure, became all at once the favourite of the Town ; herpictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written, books of letters and verses toher published, and pamphlets made tven cf her sayings and jests. Furthermore, it drove out of England,...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...Polly, till then obscure, being all at once the favourite of the Town; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her life written; books of letters and verses to her published, and pamplets made of her sayings and jests;* and> to crown all, after being the mother of several antyiuptial...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...Polly, till then " obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were " engraved, and sold in great numbers ; her Life written, books..." and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and " jests. Furthermore, it drove out of England (for that season) the Italian...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 40

John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...became all at onrt- the favorite of the Town j her pictures were engraved, and sold in Rieat r. umbers ; her life written, books of letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her s-yings and jests. - Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that season, the Italian...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...Polly, till then obscure, became idl at once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and .sold in great numbers, her life written, books...letters and verses to her, published; and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that season, the Italian opera,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books...letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that season, the Italian opera,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...Polly, till then obscure, became all at once the favourite of the town ;• her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books...letters and verses to her published, and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests. Furthermore, it drovfc out of England (for that season) the Italian...
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