The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volum 6J. and P. Knapton [and others], 1751 |
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Side 97
... Cornelius Scriblerus : For fuch was the name of this venerable Perfonage ; whofe glory it was , that , by the fingular Virtue of the Women , not one had a Head of a different Caft from his family . His wife , was a Lady of fingular ...
... Cornelius Scriblerus : For fuch was the name of this venerable Perfonage ; whofe glory it was , that , by the fingular Virtue of the Women , not one had a Head of a different Caft from his family . His wife , was a Lady of fingular ...
Side 103
... Cornelius over his Son , at the Hour of his Birth . N O fooner was the cry of the Infant heard , but the old gentleman rushed into the room , and fnatching it in his arms , examined every limb with attention . He was infinitely pleafed ...
... Cornelius over his Son , at the Hour of his Birth . N O fooner was the cry of the Infant heard , but the old gentleman rushed into the room , and fnatching it in his arms , examined every limb with attention . He was infinitely pleafed ...
Side 104
... Cornelius broke out in this manner . " What , bred at home ! " Have I taken all this pains for a creature that is " to lead the inglorious life of a Cabbage , to fuck " the nutritious juices from the fpot where he was " first planted ...
... Cornelius broke out in this manner . " What , bred at home ! " Have I taken all this pains for a creature that is " to lead the inglorious life of a Cabbage , to fuck " the nutritious juices from the fpot where he was " first planted ...
Side 105
... Cornelius had not been pufhed out of the room by the united force of the women . CHA P. III . Shewing what befel the Doctor's Son and his Shield , on the Day of the Christ'ning . TH HE day of the Chrift'ning being come , and the houfe ...
... Cornelius had not been pufhed out of the room by the united force of the women . CHA P. III . Shewing what befel the Doctor's Son and his Shield , on the Day of the Christ'ning . TH HE day of the Chrift'ning being come , and the houfe ...
Side 106
... Cornelius broke off in this manner : t " This day , my Friends , I purpose to exhibit my fon before you ; a Child not wholly unwor- " thy of Infpection , as he is defcended from a Race " of Virtuofi . Let the Phyfiognomifts examine ...
... Cornelius broke off in this manner : t " This day , my Friends , I purpose to exhibit my fon before you ; a Child not wholly unwor- " thy of Infpection , as he is defcended from a Race " of Virtuofi . Let the Phyfiognomifts examine ...
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Side 325 - ... to consider him attentively in comparison with Virgil above all the ancients, and with Milton above all the moderns.
Side 313 - Who can be so prejudiced in their favour as to magnify the felicity of those ages, when a spirit of revenge and cruelty, joined with the practice of rapine and robbery, reigned through the world ; when no mercy was...
Side 303 - How fertile will that imagination appear which was able to clothe all the properties of elements, the qualifications of the mind, the virtues and vices, in forms and persons, and to introduce them into actions agreeable to the nature of the things they shadowed?
Side 278 - I CANNOT think it extravagant to imagine that mankind are no less in proportion accountable for the ill use of their dominion over creatures of the lower rank of beings than for the exercise of tyranny over their own species.
Side 331 - ... something between penetration and felicity, he hits upon that particular point on which the bent of each argument turns, or the force of each motive depends.
Side 334 - ... upon the judgments of that body of men whereof he was a member. They have ever had a standard to themselves, upon other principles than those of Aristotle.
Side 310 - ... of a trumpet. They roll along as a plentiful river, always in motion, and always full ; while we are borne away by a tide of...
Side 289 - Nay, to that perfection is he arrived, that he stoops as he walks. The figure of the man is odd enough; he is a lively little creature, with long arms and legs : a spider is no ill emblem of him : he has been taken at a distance for a small windmill.
Side 300 - If some things are too luxuriant it is owing to the richness of the soil; and if others are not arrived to perfection or maturity, it is only because they are overrun and oppressed by those of a stronger nature.
Side 45 - ... twixt reading and Bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary Tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire; Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n.