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... Letters . He felt strongly the mediocrity of the contemporary man of wit : " A mod- ern Wit has a very great Aversion to ... letter ( October 29 , 1748 ) to " perceive the little weaknesses , and the idle but innocent affectations of the ...
... Letters . He felt strongly the mediocrity of the contemporary man of wit : " A mod- ern Wit has a very great Aversion to ... letter ( October 29 , 1748 ) to " perceive the little weaknesses , and the idle but innocent affectations of the ...
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... letter to Elijah Fenton , Works of Pope , III , 128 . 71. The Present State of the Republic of Letters ( London , 1728 ) , I , i . 72. Letter " To Sir Richard Steele , Declaring the Reasons for which I publish'd the two Volumes of ...
... letter to Elijah Fenton , Works of Pope , III , 128 . 71. The Present State of the Republic of Letters ( London , 1728 ) , I , i . 72. Letter " To Sir Richard Steele , Declaring the Reasons for which I publish'd the two Volumes of ...
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... letter writing in general , see W. H. Irvine , The Province of Wit in the English Letter Writers ( Durham , N.C. , 1955 ) . 20. New Foundling Hospital , VI , 170 . 21. See Tatler , No. 60 , for one instance . 22. " Of Poetry : A Rapsody ...
... letter writing in general , see W. H. Irvine , The Province of Wit in the English Letter Writers ( Durham , N.C. , 1955 ) . 20. New Foundling Hospital , VI , 170 . 21. See Tatler , No. 60 , for one instance . 22. " Of Poetry : A Rapsody ...
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