Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powe…

Samuel Johnson
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Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powers of the system of life. When he talked of laying down his pen, those who sat round him intreated and implored; and self-love did not suffer him to suspect that they went away and laughed. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1800). Lives, p.531
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Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powers of the system of life. When he talked of laying down his pen, those who sat round him intreated and implored; and self-love did not suffer him to suspect that they went away and laughed. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1800). Lives, p.531

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