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The whole poetical works of Alexander Pope, Esq., including his translations ... - Page 10
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 81

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 304 pages
...competent learning. For to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking ; since a mere modern wit can like nothing that is not modern,...pedant nothing that is not Greek. What I have done is submitted to the public, from whose opinions 1 am prepared to learn; though I fear no judges so little...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking ; since a mere modern wit6 can like nothing that is not modern, and a pedant nothing that is not Greek. What I have done is submitted to the public, from * The chief fault of which is, the mixture of ancient and modern manners...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 pages
...to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking; since a mere modern wit 6 can like nothing that is not modern, and a pedant nothing that is not Greek. What I have done is submitted to the public, from * The chief fault of which is, the mixture of ancient and modern manners...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 7

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 518 pages
...competent learning. For to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking ; since a mere modern wit can like nothing that is not modern,...pedant nothing that is not Greek. 'What I have done is submitted to the public, from whose opinions I am prepared to learn; though I fear no judges so little...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...competent learning. For to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking ; since eures which it was proper to pursue, than fertility...finding out the means for rendering his pursuit o submitted to the public, from whose opinions I am prepared to learn; though I fear no judges so little...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 7

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 606 pages
...competent learning. For to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking; since a mere modern wit can like nothing that is not modern,...pedant nothing that is not Greek. What I have done is submitted to the public, from whose opinions I am prepared to learn; though I fear no judges so little...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ...: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...competent learning. For to satisfy such as want either, is not in the nature of tliia undertaking ; since ve, and., morality. hare done is submitted to the public, from whose opinions Г am prepared to learn ; though I fear no...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...want either, is not in the nature of this undertaking since a mere modem wit can like nothing that ia silver flood: There Lycia's monarch paid him honours due, Nine days he submitted to the pnblic, from whose opinions j am prepared to learn ; though I fear no judges so little...
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The Poetical Works of A. Pope: Including His Translation of Homer , to which ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...either, is not in the nature of this undertaking since a mere modern wit can like nothing that is no o more thy father guards hie Troy. But thou, my Hector ! liest expo suhmitted to the pnhlie, from whose opinions I am prepared to learn ; though fear no jvrlges so little...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. Ed. by H.F. Cary, with a biogr. notice ...

Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...the п;И иге of this undertaking ; since a mere modern wit can like nothing that is not modem, and a pedant nothing that is not Greek. What I have done is submitted to the public ; from whose opinions I am prepared to learn ; though I fear no judges so little...
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