The Life of Alexander Pope: Including Extracts from His Correspondence |
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... desires to be decently buried at the parish church of St. Pancras , as near my dear husband as may be ; " and against the south wall of St. Pancras Church is a tablet , surmounted by a palette and 66 11 Hunter's Deanery of Doncaster , v ...
... desires to be decently buried at the parish church of St. Pancras , as near my dear husband as may be ; " and against the south wall of St. Pancras Church is a tablet , surmounted by a palette and 66 11 Hunter's Deanery of Doncaster , v ...
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... desire of reading , and applied as constantly as I could to it for some years . I was between twelve and thirteen when I went thi- ther , and I continued in this close pursuit of pleasure and languages till nineteen or twenty ...
... desire of reading , and applied as constantly as I could to it for some years . I was between twelve and thirteen when I went thi- ther , and I continued in this close pursuit of pleasure and languages till nineteen or twenty ...
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... desire , that his friend should take the papers out of his hands ! There is a dash of petulance in this closing epistle , and Mr. Leigh Hunt's summing up is the correct one : " Of the two , Wycherley appears to have been less in the ...
... desire , that his friend should take the papers out of his hands ! There is a dash of petulance in this closing epistle , and Mr. Leigh Hunt's summing up is the correct one : " Of the two , Wycherley appears to have been less in the ...
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... desire to be considered a fine gentleman devoted to the ladies ; for it was then the custom for such gallant persons , when walking with ladies , to carry their hats in their hand . The fashion was a Continental one , prevalent at the ...
... desire to be considered a fine gentleman devoted to the ladies ; for it was then the custom for such gallant persons , when walking with ladies , to carry their hats in their hand . The fashion was a Continental one , prevalent at the ...
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... desire , you may perhaps instruct me to manage my game more wisely ; but at present I am satisfied to trifle away my time any way , rather than let it stick by me ; as shopkeepers are glad to get rid of those goods at any rate , which ...
... desire , you may perhaps instruct me to manage my game more wisely ; but at present I am satisfied to trifle away my time any way , rather than let it stick by me ; as shopkeepers are glad to get rid of those goods at any rate , which ...
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