 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which ' he must have them all ' subscribe;' 'for,'...says he, 'the author shall not ' begin to print till 1 have a thousand guineas for ' him.' Lord treasurer, after leaving the queen, came through the room... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 422 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which ' he must have them all ' subscribe ;' '...says he, ' the author shall not ' begin to print till 1 have a thousand guineas for ' him.' Lord treasurer, after leaving the queen, came through the room... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which ' he must have them all ' subscribe;' '...says he, ' the author shall not ' begin to print till 1 have a thousand guineas for ' him.' Lord treasurer, after leaving the queen, came through the room... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 286 pages
...Pope (a papist) who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have 'em all subscribe ; " for," says he, " the author shall not begin to print till / have a thousand guineas for him." The Lord Treasurer, after leaving the Queen, came through the room,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope, a papist, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe ; for, says...to print till I have a thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his political fury, good natured and officious,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...Poet " in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had be" gun a translation of Homer into English verse, for " which he must have them all subscribe ; for,...to print till I have " a thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his political fury, good-natured and officious,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...Poet " in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had be" gun a translation of Homer into English verse, for " which he must have them all subscribe ; for,...says " he, the author shall not begin to print till / have 'ca thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...best poet in Englaitd was Mr. Pope, n papist, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe ; for, says he, the author ,thall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe; for, says he, the author shall not begin to print till / have& thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe; for, says he, the author shall not begin to print till / have a thousand guineas for him." About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his... | |
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Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, a papist, who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe; for, says he, the author shall not begin to print till I have... 
