An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... on the spot . These three facts are from Mr. Spence : though OrwAY'S death has been differently related . thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on thing ; AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47 THE verfes on Silence are a fenfible imi- ...
... on the spot . These three facts are from Mr. Spence : though OrwAY'S death has been differently related . thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on thing ; AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47 THE verfes on Silence are a fenfible imi- ...
Page 48
Joseph Warton. thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on Man from the fourth of Boileau , and the tenth Satire of Horace , are the only pieces of this profligate nobleman , which modesty or common fense will allow any man to read ...
Joseph Warton. thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on Man from the fourth of Boileau , and the tenth Satire of Horace , are the only pieces of this profligate nobleman , which modesty or common fense will allow any man to read ...
Page 142
... satire . Bolingbroke , a judge of the subject , thought it the master - piece of POPE . But the bitterness of the fatire is not always concealed in a laugh . The characters are lively , though uncommon . I fcarcely remember one of them ...
... satire . Bolingbroke , a judge of the subject , thought it the master - piece of POPE . But the bitterness of the fatire is not always concealed in a laugh . The characters are lively , though uncommon . I fcarcely remember one of them ...
Page 144
... Satires on Women . I wish the delicacy and refervedness of four or five Ladies now living , who have real learning and tafte , would permit me to infert their names in this place , as a contrast to this affected character in Boileau ...
... Satires on Women . I wish the delicacy and refervedness of four or five Ladies now living , who have real learning and tafte , would permit me to infert their names in this place , as a contrast to this affected character in Boileau ...
Page 147
... satires , particularly the addrefs to the incom- parable Lady Betty Germain , are perhaps as elegant as any thing in our language . After reading thefe pieces , so full of a knowledge of the world , one is at a lofs to know what Mr ...
... satires , particularly the addrefs to the incom- parable Lady Betty Germain , are perhaps as elegant as any thing in our language . After reading thefe pieces , so full of a knowledge of the world , one is at a lofs to know what Mr ...
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