Johnson´s Life of Pope (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Johnson´s Life of Pope 1. Life of Pope - i. Early years: Born in 1688 of Papist parents - delicate constitution, gentle and sweet disposition. ii. Education: Excluded from best schools on account of religion; taught by his aunt, by Romish priests, at private schools; went to London to study French and Italian. iii. Early poems: A lampoon at school; Ode on Solitude at twelve; Thebais at fourteen; Chaucer´s Tales and Silence about the same time. iv. Early friends: Dryden, a slight acquaintance; Sir William Trumbal at Binfield; Wycherley, the poet, offended by Pope´s free criticism; Mr. Cromwell, received many letters from Pope; Walsh, advised Pope to practise correctness. At seventeen he began to frequent Will´s coffee-house, and to read diligently for improvement and instruction. Tonson, the famous bookseller, published Pope´s Pastorals in his Miscellany (1709). v. From 1709 to 1715. Essay on Criticism: Praised by Addison and Warburton; considered by Dennis (the critic) as an attack on himself, Dennis attacked Pope in an abusive pamphlet. The Messiah, corrected by Steele, published in the Spectator; Verses on the Unfortunate Lady written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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