 | Author of The young man's own book - English letters - 1841 - 338 pages
...(afterwards Sir Richard) Steel. July 15, 1712. DEAR SIR, You formerly observed to me, that nothingmakes a more ridiculous figure in a man's life, than the...perpetually exhibiting a miserable example of the alternate weakness of his mind, and of his body. I have had frequent opportunities of late to consider... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 488 pages
...well as he can, and to make the best of it. I am your, &c. LETTER V. TO MR. STEELE. July 15, 1712. You formerly observed to me that nothing made a more...unfortunate constitution is perpetually exhibiting a 4 The foregoing similitudes our author had put into verse some years before, and inserted into Mr.... | |
 | Robert Carruthers - Poets, English - 1857 - 578 pages
...must have cost the writer as much trouble as an equal number of lines in verse: " July 15, 1712. " Yon formerly observed to me, that nothing made a more...exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of bis mind, and of his body, in their turns. I have had frequent opportunities of late to consider myself... | |
 | James Philemon Holcombe - English letters - 1866 - 548 pages
...Alexander Pope to Richard Steele. July 15, 1741 DEAR SIR : You formerly observed to me, that nothing makes a more ridiculous figure in a man's life than the...perpetually exhibiting a miserable example of the alternate weakness of his mind and of his body. I have Lad Alexander Pope to liichard Steele— The... | |
 | Letter writing - 1867 - 230 pages
...Yours, most sincerely. LETTER XVIII .— From Mr. Pope to Mr. Steele, on Sickness and Dying young. Sir . You formerly observed to me, that nothing made a more...the weakness of his mind, and of his body, in their turn. I have had frequent opportunities of late to consider myself in these different views : and I... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 520 pages
...it as well as he can, and to make the best of it. I am your, &c. 6. POPE TO STEELE. July 15, 1712. You formerly observed to me that nothing made a more...his mind, and of his body, in their turns. I have 1 The foregoing similitudes our fication of them as they are since author had put into verse some printed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1871 - 512 pages
...it as well as he can, and to make the best of it. I am your, &c. 6. POPE TO STEELE. July 15, 1712. You formerly observed to me that nothing made a more...his mind, and of his body, in their turns. I have 1 The foregoing similitudes our fication of them aa they are since author had put into verse some printed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Pope, Alexander - 1871 - 596 pages
...to make the best of it. I am your, &c. 0. POPE TO STEELE. July 15, 1712. You formerly observed to mo that nothing made a more ridiculous figure in a man's...his mind, and of his body, in their turns. I have 1 The foregoing similitudes our fication of them as they are since author had put into verse some printed... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...Shakspeare; and Preface! to hit Pastorals and collected works. LETTER TO 8TEELE, UPON EARLY DEATH. You formerly observed to me, that nothing made a more...and well. Thus, one of an unfortunate constitution U perpetually exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of hi» mind and of his body, in their... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 504 pages
...but, if his chance be otherwise, he is e'en to play it as well as he can, and to make the best of it. You formerly observed to me, that nothing made a more ridiculous figure in a man's life, thafl the disparity we often find in him sick and well : thus one of an unfortunate constitution is... | |
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YOU formerly observed to me that nothing made a more ridiculous figure in a man's life than the disparity we often find in him sick and well ; thus one of an unfortunate constitution is perpetually exhibiting' a miserable example of the weakness of his... 
