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Their united performances were pube lished in form by Garth , with a preface written in a flowing and lively style , but full of Atrange opinions . He declares , that none of the clasic poets had the talent of expressing himself with ...
Their united performances were pube lished in form by Garth , with a preface written in a flowing and lively style , but full of Atrange opinions . He declares , that none of the clasic poets had the talent of expressing himself with ...
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“ To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful In this part of this Epistle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his style , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated . Pope has practised the great secret ...
“ To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful In this part of this Epistle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his style , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated . Pope has practised the great secret ...
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And yet , Fontenelle , whom the French accuse of introducing the ab . rupt , affected style , is frequently obscure . “ Non minus . . autem cavenda erit , says Quintilian , quĉ nimium corripientes omnia sequitur , obscuritas : fatiusque ...
And yet , Fontenelle , whom the French accuse of introducing the ab . rupt , affected style , is frequently obscure . “ Non minus . . autem cavenda erit , says Quintilian , quĉ nimium corripientes omnia sequitur , obscuritas : fatiusque ...
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But it must be confeffed , that his style is too short , abrupt , and epigrammatic ; he tells us himself , he was fond of Lucius Florus ; and he believed too credulously , and laid too great a stress upon , the relations of voyage ...
But it must be confeffed , that his style is too short , abrupt , and epigrammatic ; he tells us himself , he was fond of Lucius Florus ; and he believed too credulously , and laid too great a stress upon , the relations of voyage ...
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By no means , answered the incorrigible bard , I desire to hear no more of them , if you cannot delcribe them in a purer style . Both these stories would have shone under the hands of Pope . This doctrine of our author may be farther ...
By no means , answered the incorrigible bard , I desire to hear no more of them , if you cannot delcribe them in a purer style . Both these stories would have shone under the hands of Pope . This doctrine of our author may be farther ...
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| Title | An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Joseph Warton |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg, 1782 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2018 |
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