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... affection and sorrow , by the lady whose name is so often mentioned in these volumes . Soon after his death , Pope was much more explicit than he had ever been before respecting the nature of his feelings towards Miss Martha ...
... affection and sorrow , by the lady whose name is so often mentioned in these volumes . Soon after his death , Pope was much more explicit than he had ever been before respecting the nature of his feelings towards Miss Martha ...
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... affectionate servant - A . POPE . " To Mr. Alexander Pope , at Thurso , in the county of Caithness , North Britain . " 9 In the case of his maternal parent , Pope has stated that she was the daughter of William Turner , Esq . , of York ...
... affectionate servant - A . POPE . " To Mr. Alexander Pope , at Thurso , in the county of Caithness , North Britain . " 9 In the case of his maternal parent , Pope has stated that she was the daughter of William Turner , Esq . , of York ...
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... affection . " O Friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no unpleasing melancholy mine : Me , let the tender office long engage , To rock the cradle of reposing age , With lenient arts extend a mother's breath , Make languor smile ...
... affection . " O Friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no unpleasing melancholy mine : Me , let the tender office long engage , To rock the cradle of reposing age , With lenient arts extend a mother's breath , Make languor smile ...
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... affection by Pope , who assisted them liberally during his life , and made a pro- vision for them by his will . The utmost harmony seems to have subsisted between the two families . The burdens and privations consequent on adherence to ...
... affection by Pope , who assisted them liberally during his life , and made a pro- vision for them by his will . The utmost harmony seems to have subsisted between the two families . The burdens and privations consequent on adherence to ...
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... affectionate sweetness , and delighting to contem- plate in his forest solitude a life of leisure and study . But this was only a part of his nature . Other powers and pas- sions were developing themselves in secret . His proneness to ...
... affectionate sweetness , and delighting to contem- plate in his forest solitude a life of leisure and study . But this was only a part of his nature . Other powers and pas- sions were developing themselves in secret . His proneness to ...
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