An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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... a stroke of humour , for in the original , she naturally mistakes the rank and age of St. Jerome : the lines must be transcribed . Ver . 359 . Yelepid Yclepid Valerie and Theophraft , At which boke he lough 10 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... a stroke of humour , for in the original , she naturally mistakes the rank and age of St. Jerome : the lines must be transcribed . Ver . 359 . Yelepid Yclepid Valerie and Theophraft , At which boke he lough 10 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... she appears in a famous piece of CORREGGIO . Mute , folemn forrow , free from female noife , Such as the Majesty of grief destroys : VOL . II . C Eor For bending o'er the cup , the tears she shed AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 17.
... she appears in a famous piece of CORREGGIO . Mute , folemn forrow , free from female noife , Such as the Majesty of grief destroys : VOL . II . C Eor For bending o'er the cup , the tears she shed AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 17.
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Joseph Warton. For bending o'er the cup , the tears she shed Seem'd by the posture to discharge her head , O'erfill'd before ; and oft ( her mouth apply'd To the cold heart ) she kiss'd at once and cry'd . There is an incomparable ...
Joseph Warton. For bending o'er the cup , the tears she shed Seem'd by the posture to discharge her head , O'erfill'd before ; and oft ( her mouth apply'd To the cold heart ) she kiss'd at once and cry'd . There is an incomparable ...
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... she walks her dreadful round When night with fable wings o'erspreads the ground : Devours young babes before their parent's eyes , And feeds and thrives on public miseries Oedipus , in Statius , behaves with the fury * B. I. ver . 701 ...
... she walks her dreadful round When night with fable wings o'erspreads the ground : Devours young babes before their parent's eyes , And feeds and thrives on public miseries Oedipus , in Statius , behaves with the fury * B. I. ver . 701 ...
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... she speech from tongues that never ceafe . SLANDER beside her , like a magpie chatters , With Envy ( spitting cat ) dread foe to peace ; Like a curs'd cur , MALICE before her clatters , And vexing every wight , tears cloaths and all to ...
... she speech from tongues that never ceafe . SLANDER beside her , like a magpie chatters , With Envy ( spitting cat ) dread foe to peace ; Like a curs'd cur , MALICE before her clatters , And vexing every wight , tears cloaths and all to ...
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