An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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Page 97
... raise again the vegetable world . The numerous infects are reduced by the supe- rior kinds of birds and beasts : And these again are checked by man ; who in his turn submits to other natures , and resigns his form a facrifice in common ...
... raise again the vegetable world . The numerous infects are reduced by the supe- rior kinds of birds and beasts : And these again are checked by man ; who in his turn submits to other natures , and resigns his form a facrifice in common ...
Page 100
... raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' tis God directs , in that ' tis man THERE is a fine observation of Montef- quieu † , concerning the condition of brutes . They are deprived of the high advantages we enjoy ; but they have some ...
... raise o'er instinct as you can , In this ' tis God directs , in that ' tis man THERE is a fine observation of Montef- quieu † , concerning the condition of brutes . They are deprived of the high advantages we enjoy ; but they have some ...
Page 120
... raised so mighty an expectation in the public as those of Bolingbroke , ever perished so soon and funk into ob- livion . + It is afserted on good authority , that Bolingbroke was accustomed to ridicule Pore as not understanding the ...
... raised so mighty an expectation in the public as those of Bolingbroke , ever perished so soon and funk into ob- livion . + It is afserted on good authority , that Bolingbroke was accustomed to ridicule Pore as not understanding the ...
Page 165
... raising , clear , complete , and circumstantial images , and in turning readers into spectators . I have quoted the two preceding passages as eminent examples of this excellence , of all others the most essential in poetry . Every ...
... raising , clear , complete , and circumstantial images , and in turning readers into spectators . I have quoted the two preceding passages as eminent examples of this excellence , of all others the most essential in poetry . Every ...
Page 178
... raised by genii in a night's time . " - POPE having appeared an excellent moralist in the fore- going epistles , in this appears to be as excellent a connoisseur * , and has given not only some of our first , but our best rules and ...
... raised by genii in a night's time . " - POPE having appeared an excellent moralist in the fore- going epistles , in this appears to be as excellent a connoisseur * , and has given not only some of our first , but our best rules and ...
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