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Machiavel himself did honour to this species of writing , by his Belphegor . To produce , and carry on with probability and decorum , a series of events , is the most difficult work of invention ; and if we were minutely to examine the ...
Machiavel himself did honour to this species of writing , by his Belphegor . To produce , and carry on with probability and decorum , a series of events , is the most difficult work of invention ; and if we were minutely to examine the ...
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His digressions and ramblings , which he himself says he learned of honest Montaigne , are interesting and amusing . In this preface is a passage worth particular notice , not only for the juftness of the criticism , but because it ...
His digressions and ramblings , which he himself says he learned of honest Montaigne , are interesting and amusing . In this preface is a passage worth particular notice , not only for the juftness of the criticism , but because it ...
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... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in discerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in discerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
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The Player of himself yet saw I there The gore congeal'd was clotted in his hair : With eyes half - clos'd and gaping mouth he lay , And grim , as when he breath'd his sullen soul away . This reminds me of that forcible description in a ...
The Player of himself yet saw I there The gore congeal'd was clotted in his hair : With eyes half - clos'd and gaping mouth he lay , And grim , as when he breath'd his sullen soul away . This reminds me of that forcible description in a ...
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The gate of adamant , eternal frame , Which hew'd by Mars himself from Indian quarries camt . This scène of terror is judiciously contrasted by the pleasing and joyous imagery of the teinples of Venus and Diana .
The gate of adamant , eternal frame , Which hew'd by Mars himself from Indian quarries camt . This scène of terror is judiciously contrasted by the pleasing and joyous imagery of the teinples of Venus and Diana .
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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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