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... poem be strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroick , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgement rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he intituled Paradise ...
... poem be strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroick , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgement rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he intituled Paradise ...
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... poem , in which personal satire was applied to the support of publick principles , and in which therefore every mind was interested , the reception was eager , and the sale so large , that my father , an old bookseller , told me , he ...
... poem , in which personal satire was applied to the support of publick principles , and in which therefore every mind was interested , the reception was eager , and the sale so large , that my father , an old bookseller , told me , he ...
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... poem Pope seems to reckon with the publick . He vindicates himself from censures ; and with dignity , rather than arrogance , enforces his own claims to kindness and respect . Into this poem are interwoven several paragraphs which had ...
... poem Pope seems to reckon with the publick . He vindicates himself from censures ; and with dignity , rather than arrogance , enforces his own claims to kindness and respect . Into this poem are interwoven several paragraphs which had ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote