 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - Страниц: 716
...mediocristi in prose as well as verse," To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. ޢ J, ; hut he was of the class you think him."* In Spence's Collection, Pope is made to epeak of him with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - Страниц: 714
...the meatvcrufj in prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes: what he wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him.*1* In Spenc-e's Collection, Pope is made to speak of him with still le s respect, as having no... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - Страниц: 480
...CXLIX. MR. POPE TO DR. SWIFT. To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes, what he wanted as to genius lie made up as an honest man : but he was of the class you think him 5. 5 But was the author of such a tragedy as the Siege of Damascus one of the mediocribus f Swift and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - Страниц: 344
...mediocrists in prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes, what he wanted in genius he made up as an...honest man ; but he was of the class you think him."* In Spence's collection, Pope is made to speak of him with still less respect, as having no claim to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - Страниц: 450
...died in 1769. To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes : what he wanted as to genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him.'' " In Spence's Collections Pope is made to speak of him with still less respect, as having no claim... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - Страниц: 484
...died in 1769. To this Pope returns : " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes : what he wanted as to genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him."' " In Spence's Collections Pope is made to speak of him with still less respect, as having no claim... | |
 | Joseph SPENCE - 1858 - Страниц: 488
...above five hundred pounds to his family, who much wanted it. — Addition from Mr, Spence's Papers. In answer to an observation of Swift, that Hughes...subsequent letter to his brother, praises both the work and the author. — Dr. Johnson gives his sanction to this character of Hughes and has also been censured... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1858 - Страниц: 442
...from Mr. Spence's Papers. In answer to an observation of Swift, that Hughes " is among the mediacrists in prose and verse :" Pope replies, " as to Hughes,...as an honest man; but he was of the class you think him."—It has been said that Pope, in this case acted with duplicity, because he praises the Siege... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1858 - Страниц: 418
...correspondence of Swift and Pope. To this Pope returns: " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes: whatjie wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man; but he was of the class you think him." In Spence's Collection, Pope is made to speak of him with still less respect, as having no claim to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1884 - Страниц: 518
...revenues. Adieu. JON. SWIFT. FROM MR. POPE. To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes, what he wanted as to genius he made up as an honest man : but he was of the class you think him. I am glad you think of Dr. Rundle as I do. He will be an honour to the bishops, and a disgrace to one... | |
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To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes ; what he wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him. 
