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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers, F.S.A. and Others. To which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author

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This volume is a compilation of Alexander Pope's literary works, encompassing both verse and prose. It includes critical annotations by various scholars such as Johnson, Wakefield, and Chalmers. The collection also features original letters from Pope, along with supplementary observations and a biography of the poet.

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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers, F.S.A. and Others. To which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author Quotes

“Such as are still observing upon others are like those who are always abroad at other men's houses, reforming everything there while their own runs to ruin.”

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“Pretty conceptions, fine metaphors, glittering expressions, and something of a neat cast of verse are properly the dress, gems, or loose ornaments of poetry.”

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