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... Pope , however , we find him turning more directly to face an adversary . Pope has been attacked . His standards , his assumptions , have been questioned . Johnson counter - attacks in the section beginning ' Pope had , in proportions ...
... Pope , however , we find him turning more directly to face an adversary . Pope has been attacked . His standards , his assumptions , have been questioned . Johnson counter - attacks in the section beginning ' Pope had , in proportions ...
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... Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to Fame , and his fault was that he ... Pope's was the mere mimicry of his friend , a fictitious part which he began to play before it became him . When he ...
... Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to Fame , and his fault was that he ... Pope's was the mere mimicry of his friend , a fictitious part which he began to play before it became him . When he ...
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... Pope in his local manners . The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation , and those of Pope by minute atten- tion . There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden , and more certainty in that of Pope . Poetry was ...
... Pope in his local manners . The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation , and those of Pope by minute atten- tion . There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden , and more certainty in that of Pope . Poetry was ...
Contents
JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE | 43 |
Note on the Text and Acknowledgment | 58 |
EARLY PERIODICAL CRITICISM | 59 |
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action admiration Aeneid ancient appears attention beauties blank verse censure character comedy common composition considered Cowley criticism death delight dialogue diction dignity diligence drama Dryden easily easy edition effect elegance endeavoured English English poetry Essay excellence exhibit expression eyes F. R. Leavis Falstaff fancy faults genius give harmony heaven hexameter Hudibras human Iliad images imagination imitation Johnson judgment kind King knowledge labour language learning lines literary literature lived Lycidas Macbeth Metaphysical poets Milton mind moral nature never numbers observed opinion original Othello Paradise Lost passages passions pastoral perhaps play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise produced reader reason remarks rhyme Samson Samson Agonistes Samuel Johnson says scarcely scenes seems sense sentiments Shakespeare sometimes sound supposed syllables thee things thou thought tion tragedy translation truth versification Virgil virtue Warburton words writer written