 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's profe, or the beauty of Mr. Pope's verfe. When Lord Bathurft told this, Mr. Mallet bade me attend, and remember this remarkable piece of information i as, by the courfe of Nature, I might furvive his Lordfhip, and be a, 6 The Reverend Dr. Law, Bifhop... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's profe, or the beauty of Mr. Pope's verfe. When Lord Bathurft told this, Mr. Mallet bade me attend, and remember this remarkable piece of information ; as, by the courfe of nature, I might furvive his Lordfhip, and be a witnefs of his having faid fo. The converfation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand.writing; and remembered well» that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's...Mr. Pope's verse. When Lord Bathurst told this, Mr. Mailet bade me attend, and remember this remarkable piece of information; as, bv the course of nature,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...Lord Boliiigbroke's manuscript in his own hand-writing; and remembered well, that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's prose, or the beauty of Mr. Pope'« verse. When Lord Bathurst told this, Mr. Mallet bade me attend, and remember this remarkable... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand-writing ; and re* membered well, that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's...of Mr. Pope's verse. When Lord Bathurst told this, Mn Mallet bade me attend, and remember this remark/* able piece of information ; as, by the course... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord I3o)ingbroke's prose, or the beanty of Mr. Pope's verse. When Lord Bathurst told this, Mr. Mallet bade me attend, and reaiember this remarkable piece of information ; ns, by the course of Nature, I might survive his Lordship,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 pages
...Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand-writing ; and remembered well, that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's...and remember this remarkable piece of information ; 1 The Rev. Dr. Law, Bishop of Carlisle, in the Preface to his valuable edition of Archbishop King's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own hand-writing ; and remembered well, that he was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's...and remember this remarkable piece of information ; 1 The Rev. Dr. Law, Bishop of Carlisle, in the Preface to Ms valuable edition of Archbishop King's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 pages
...and others, where he said ' he had read the MS. in Lord Bolingbroke's handwriting, and was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's prose, or the beauty of Mr. Pope's verse.' No fact," adds Mr. D'Israeli, " can now rest on sounder authority, and this disputed point has now... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 pages
...and others, where he said ' he had read the MS. in Lord Bolinghroke's handwriting, and was at a loss whether most to admire the elegance of Lord Bolingbroke's prose, or the beauty of Mr. Pope's verse.' No fact," adds Mr. D'Israeli, " can now rest on sounder authority, and this disputed point has now... | |
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Man' was originally composed by Lord Bolingbroke in prose, and that Mr. Pope did no more than put it into verse : that he had read Lord Bolingbroke's manuscript in his own handwriting ; and remembered well, that he was at a loss whether most to admire... 
