An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... same time , adapted to the furious nature of the God to whom it belonged ; and carries with it a barbarous and tremendous idea . * These passages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being ...
... same time , adapted to the furious nature of the God to whom it belonged ; and carries with it a barbarous and tremendous idea . * These passages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being ...
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... cruelty of his fons , yet his resentment is more temperate . See verse 433 down to verse 472 , of the same most en- chanting tragedy . chufe chuse rather to account for Ovid's falling into so blameable 26 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS .
... cruelty of his fons , yet his resentment is more temperate . See verse 433 down to verse 472 , of the same most en- chanting tragedy . chufe chuse rather to account for Ovid's falling into so blameable 26 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS .
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... same subject , Ad Johannem Rouseium , 1646 , written in the true spirit of the ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allusion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Æternorum ...
... same subject , Ad Johannem Rouseium , 1646 , written in the true spirit of the ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allusion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Æternorum ...
Page 52
... same species with the piece before us . In this also consists the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been scrutinized in ...
... same species with the piece before us . In this also consists the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been scrutinized in ...
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... . ' The * It was inferted by Bayle in his Nouvelles , & c . vol . v . p . 88 , as a serious narration ; fo happily was the allegory disguised . E 3 fame same Lord Peter in Swift , performs throughout the very AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 53.
... . ' The * It was inferted by Bayle in his Nouvelles , & c . vol . v . p . 88 , as a serious narration ; fo happily was the allegory disguised . E 3 fame same Lord Peter in Swift , performs throughout the very AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 53.
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