The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, EsqC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 - Electronic books - 578 pages |
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... reft , and ftudied his writings with uncommon pleasure and unremitted atten- tion . He used to say , that Dryden had improv- ed the art of verfification beyond any of the preceeding poets , and that he would have been perfect in it ...
... reft , and ftudied his writings with uncommon pleasure and unremitted atten- tion . He used to say , that Dryden had improv- ed the art of verfification beyond any of the preceeding poets , and that he would have been perfect in it ...
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... reft , was too ob- vious to be miflaken , even by a Boeotian critic ; nevertheless many were ftupid enough to ima- gine it was a ferious criticifm by Steele , ( who received it from an unknown hand . ) Nay all at Button's , confidered ...
... reft , was too ob- vious to be miflaken , even by a Boeotian critic ; nevertheless many were ftupid enough to ima- gine it was a ferious criticifm by Steele , ( who received it from an unknown hand . ) Nay all at Button's , confidered ...
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... reft . Of the manner , in confining the attention only to conceit , language or numbers . The poet firft exposes thofe phlegmatic critics , who , not entering into the fpirit of their author , take a partial furvey , and are curious to ...
... reft . Of the manner , in confining the attention only to conceit , language or numbers . The poet firft exposes thofe phlegmatic critics , who , not entering into the fpirit of their author , take a partial furvey , and are curious to ...
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... reft , his many - colour'd robe conceal'd . " The fame may be faid of the King of Clubs , who was taken by the Queen of Spades . " The Club's black Tyrant first her victim " dy'd , " Spite of his haughty mien , and barb'rous pride ...
... reft , his many - colour'd robe conceal'd . " The fame may be faid of the King of Clubs , who was taken by the Queen of Spades . " The Club's black Tyrant first her victim " dy'd , " Spite of his haughty mien , and barb'rous pride ...
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... reft of the poem . Nor can I wholly agree with the effayift that the weapons made ufe of are the most pro- per imaginable ; fuch as the lightning of the lady's eyes , intolerable frowns , a pinch of snuff and a bodkin . Of the two laft ...
... reft of the poem . Nor can I wholly agree with the effayift that the weapons made ufe of are the most pro- per imaginable ; fuch as the lightning of the lady's eyes , intolerable frowns , a pinch of snuff and a bodkin . Of the two laft ...
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AARON HILL addreffed admirable affure againſt anſwer beautiful becauſe beft beſt cafe cenfure character compofition critic Dean Swift defcribed defcription defign defire difplayed Dunciad Effay effayift efteemed epiftle ev'ry expreffed faid fame fatire fays feems fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior fuppofed fure genius himſelf honour Iliad illuftrated imagination inftance itſelf John Searl judgment juft laft laſt leaft lefs letter likewife Lord Lord Bolingbroke merit mind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never nevertheleſs numbers obferved occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry POPE POPE's praiſe prefent preferve profe publiſhed purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft ridicule ſay ſeems ſpeak tafte thefe themſelves theſe lines thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation Twickenham uſe verfe virtue whofe writings