 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...mediocrisls, ir, " prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your questio.- as to Mr. Hughes; " what he wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was oi " the class you think him." In Spence's Collections Pope is made to speak of him with still less... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 424 pages
...revenues. Adieu. MR. POPE TO DR. SWIFT. J. O 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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...-..,; ,'.\v .V 'x •••* .'¥3f O answer your question a» to Mr. Hughes, Wlat be wanted as to genius he made up as an honest man : but he was of the class you think hjmi. vv I am glad you think of Dr. Rundle as I do. He will be an honour to the bishops, and a disgrace... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...mtdiocrittt, la " 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...honest man ; but he was of " the class you think him." In Spence's Collections Pope is made to speak of him with stfll less respect, as having no claim to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...the 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 laving no claim to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...well as verse." To this Pope returns: " To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes; what he «•anted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him1." In Spence's Collection, Pope is made to speak of him with still less respect, as having no claim... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...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. "« * This, Dr. Wartfcn asserts, is very unjust censure ; and, in a note in his late edition of Pope's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...medioeristis in prose as well as verse." To this Pope returns : u To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes.: what he wanted in genius, he made up as an...hones,t man ; but he was of the class you think him."* * This, Dr. Warton asserts- is very unjust censure ; and, . in a note in his late edition of Pope's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 350 pages
...whom I liked so much as Dr. Rundle. 'J'O 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. Poor Lord Peterborow ! there is another string lost, that would have helped to draw you hither! He... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 438 pages
...revenues. Adieu. FROM MR. POPE. To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes, what he wanted as to genins he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him.* I am glad you think of Dr. Ruodle 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. 
