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... rich , smooth diction which alludes to Virgilian mythology and which employs such hackneyed poeticisms as " Fancy's easy wing , " " dusky vale , " " morning dews , " and " vernal blossoms , " is carried by a simple , rapid syntax which ...
... rich , smooth diction which alludes to Virgilian mythology and which employs such hackneyed poeticisms as " Fancy's easy wing , " " dusky vale , " " morning dews , " and " vernal blossoms , " is carried by a simple , rapid syntax which ...
Page 142
... Rich ! how calm he sits at ease 12 Mid snows of paper , and fierce hail of pease ; And proud his mistress ' orders to perform , 14 Rides in the whirlwind , and directs the storm . ( III . 247-60 ) This easy , eloquent satire has a ...
... Rich ! how calm he sits at ease 12 Mid snows of paper , and fierce hail of pease ; And proud his mistress ' orders to perform , 14 Rides in the whirlwind , and directs the storm . ( III . 247-60 ) This easy , eloquent satire has a ...
Page 156
... rich sense of its significance , by Aubrey L. Williams , Pope's Dunciad : A Study of Its Meaning ( London : Methuen and Co. Ltd. , 1955 ) , pp . 29-41 . 2. See Williams ' discussion of Pope's use of the Aeneid . Ibid . , pp . 16-29 . 3 ...
... rich sense of its significance , by Aubrey L. Williams , Pope's Dunciad : A Study of Its Meaning ( London : Methuen and Co. Ltd. , 1955 ) , pp . 29-41 . 2. See Williams ' discussion of Pope's use of the Aeneid . Ibid . , pp . 16-29 . 3 ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Pastorals 1709 | 17 |
An Essay on Criticism 1711 | 45 |
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