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Page 55
... Pope's implacable wrath ; and the elaboration of the early editions of the ' Dunciad ' , with all their paraphernalia of mystery and subterfuge , was the machinery by means of which Pope succeeded in holding up to ridicule and scorn the ...
... Pope's implacable wrath ; and the elaboration of the early editions of the ' Dunciad ' , with all their paraphernalia of mystery and subterfuge , was the machinery by means of which Pope succeeded in holding up to ridicule and scorn the ...
Page 147
... Pope is mentioned , exclaims : " Pope ! That's the man who said , ' Whatever is is right . ' " ' A little more searching of the memory , and he recalls that Pope was also responsible for such platitudes as ' The proper study of mankind ...
... Pope is mentioned , exclaims : " Pope ! That's the man who said , ' Whatever is is right . ' " ' A little more searching of the memory , and he recalls that Pope was also responsible for such platitudes as ' The proper study of mankind ...
Page 149
... Pope's poetry . Why it is that this fact should be persistently ignored by the great majority of readers is one of the puzzles of criticism ; but it is certain that , whatever view may be held of Pope's character , his works are almost ...
... Pope's poetry . Why it is that this fact should be persistently ignored by the great majority of readers is one of the puzzles of criticism ; but it is certain that , whatever view may be held of Pope's character , his works are almost ...
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A New History of Rome Jan 2 1909 page | 13 |
Sir Henry Wotton Nov 23 1907 | 23 |
The Swan of Lichfield Dec 7 1907 | 33 |
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