Mr. Pope's Literary Correspondence for Thirty Years, from 1704 to 1734: Being a Collection of Letters, which Passed Between Him and Several Eminent Persons, Volume 4

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E. Curll, 1736

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Page 143 - I rightly conceived your meaning ; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty, perform your command. " But let not your grace ever imagine that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault, where not so much as a thought thereof preceded.
Page 144 - ... lawfully proved, your grace is at liberty both before God and man not only to execute worthy punishment on me as an unlawful wife, but to follow your affection already...
Page 145 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the...
Page 144 - Wife, but to follow your Affection already settled on that Party, for whose sake I am now as I am, whose Name I could some good while since have pointed unto: Your Grace being not ignorant of my Suspicion therein.
Page 144 - And, to speak a truth, never prince had wife more loyal in all duty, and in all true affection, than you have ever found in Anne Boleyn; with which name and place I could willingly have contented myself, if God and your grace's pleasure had been so pleased.
Page 144 - Try me, good king : but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges...
Page 140 - In my most humblest wise that my heart can think, I desire you to pardon me that I am so bold to trouble you with my simple and rude writing, esteeming it to proceed from her that is much desirous to know that your Grace does well, as I perceive by this bearer that you do. The which I pray God long to continue, as I am most bound to pray ; for I do know the great pains and troubles...
Page 144 - I at any time so far forget myself in my exaltation or received queenship, but that I always looked for such an alteration as now I find : for the ground of my preferment being on no surer...
Page 142 - I have hitherto had so great plenty, that all the days of my life I am most bound of all creatures, next the King's grace, to love and serve your Grace : of the which I beseech you never to doubt that ever I shall vary from this thought as long as any breath is in my body.
Page 137 - I heartily recommend me to you, ascertaining you that I am not a little perplexed with such things as your brother shall, on my part, declare unto you, to whom I pray you give full credence for it were too long to write. In my last letters I...

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