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Page 168
... sufficient ground of determination ; but as no imitations of French or Italian authors have been discovered , though the Italian poetry was then high in esteem , I am inclined to believe , that he read little more than English , and ...
... sufficient ground of determination ; but as no imitations of French or Italian authors have been discovered , though the Italian poetry was then high in esteem , I am inclined to believe , that he read little more than English , and ...
Page 425
... sufficient ; the purpose of a writer is to be read , and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside . Pope wrote for his own age and his own nation : he knew that it was necessary to colour the images ...
... sufficient ; the purpose of a writer is to be read , and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside . Pope wrote for his own age and his own nation : he knew that it was necessary to colour the images ...
Page 448
... sufficient coherence so as that they cannot change their places without injury to the general design . His images are displayed with such luxuriance of expression , that they are hidden , like Butler's Moon , by a Veil of Light ; they ...
... sufficient coherence so as that they cannot change their places without injury to the general design . His images are displayed with such luxuriance of expression , that they are hidden , like Butler's Moon , by a Veil of Light ; they ...
Contents
JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE | 43 |
Note on the Text and Acknowledgment | 58 |
EARLY PERIODICAL CRITICISM | 59 |
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