An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... several Italians , Poggio , Bandello , Cinthio , Firenzuola , Malespini , and others . * Machiavel him- self did honour to this species of writing , by his Belphegor . To produce , and carry on with proba- bility and decorum , a series ...
... several Italians , Poggio , Bandello , Cinthio , Firenzuola , Malespini , and others . * Machiavel him- self did honour to this species of writing , by his Belphegor . To produce , and carry on with proba- bility and decorum , a series ...
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... several passages fo expressed , as to be favourable to fatalism and neceffity , notwithstanding all the pains that can be taken , and the turns that can be given to those passages , to place them on the fide of religion , and make them ...
... several passages fo expressed , as to be favourable to fatalism and neceffity , notwithstanding all the pains that can be taken , and the turns that can be given to those passages , to place them on the fide of religion , and make them ...
Page 120
... several times , interrupted with fobs , " O Great God , what is man ! I never knew a person that had fo tender a heart for his particular friends , or a warmer benevolence for all mankind . " It is to be hoped that Bolingbroke + ...
... several times , interrupted with fobs , " O Great God , what is man ! I never knew a person that had fo tender a heart for his particular friends , or a warmer benevolence for all mankind . " It is to be hoped that Bolingbroke + ...
Page 154
... several merits of rhyme and blank verse . Perhaps rhyme may be properest for shorter pieces ; for lyric , elegiac , and fatiric poems ; for pieces where closeness of expression , and smartness of style , are expected ; but for subjects ...
... several merits of rhyme and blank verse . Perhaps rhyme may be properest for shorter pieces ; for lyric , elegiac , and fatiric poems ; for pieces where closeness of expression , and smartness of style , are expected ; but for subjects ...
Page 189
... several deities ; the resort of distant nations , and the object of vene- ration to half the heathen world ; this pomp is , at Srow , blended with beauty ; and the place is equally diftinguished by its amenity and grandeur . " 27. And ...
... several deities ; the resort of distant nations , and the object of vene- ration to half the heathen world ; this pomp is , at Srow , blended with beauty ; and the place is equally diftinguished by its amenity and grandeur . " 27. And ...
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