An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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... represents the furious spectre of " the horseman ghost that came thundering for his prey , " and of the gaunt mastiffs that tore the fides of the shrieking damsel he pursued ; which is a subject worthy the pencil of Spagnoletti , as it ...
... represents the furious spectre of " the horseman ghost that came thundering for his prey , " and of the gaunt mastiffs that tore the fides of the shrieking damsel he pursued ; which is a subject worthy the pencil of Spagnoletti , as it ...
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... represented more feelingly . All nature is thus said to sympathize at the second appearance of - - The felon on his sable steed Arm'd with his naked sword that urg'd his dogs to speed . Thus it runs-- The fiend's alarm began ; the ...
... represented more feelingly . All nature is thus said to sympathize at the second appearance of - - The felon on his sable steed Arm'd with his naked sword that urg'd his dogs to speed . Thus it runs-- The fiend's alarm began ; the ...
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... our young imitator with so much admiration , as not to have fuffered him to make a kind of travesty of them . • Book II . Canto 12. Stanza 71 . The The next stanza of Pore represents some allegorical figures , 32 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... our young imitator with so much admiration , as not to have fuffered him to make a kind of travesty of them . • Book II . Canto 12. Stanza 71 . The The next stanza of Pore represents some allegorical figures , 32 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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Joseph Warton. The next stanza of Pore represents some allegorical figures , of which his ori- ginal was so fond . Hard by a sty , beneath a roof of thatch Dwelt OBLOQUY , who in her early days , Baskets of fish at Billinsgate did watch ...
Joseph Warton. The next stanza of Pore represents some allegorical figures , of which his ori- ginal was so fond . Hard by a sty , beneath a roof of thatch Dwelt OBLOQUY , who in her early days , Baskets of fish at Billinsgate did watch ...
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... represents her as a forceress or jugler who could convey away bread , and perform acts of conjuration with dead bodies : This is precisely the Lord Peter of Swift , who presents a piece of bread to his two bro- thers , and says to them ...
... represents her as a forceress or jugler who could convey away bread , and perform acts of conjuration with dead bodies : This is precisely the Lord Peter of Swift , who presents a piece of bread to his two bro- thers , and says to them ...
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