An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... Sophocles , Euripides , or Menander . And France , without having formed a fingle Epopėa , has carried dramatic poetry to so high a pitch of perfection in Corneille , Racine , and Moliere . FOR a confirmation of the foregoing remark on ...
... Sophocles , Euripides , or Menander . And France , without having formed a fingle Epopėa , has carried dramatic poetry to so high a pitch of perfection in Corneille , Racine , and Moliere . FOR a confirmation of the foregoing remark on ...
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... Sophocles , beginning at the words , at verfe 85 , down to verfe 117. And afterwards , when he becomes more particularly acquainted with the unnatural cruelty of his fons , yet his refentment is more temperate . See verfe 433 down to ...
... Sophocles , beginning at the words , at verfe 85 , down to verfe 117. And afterwards , when he becomes more particularly acquainted with the unnatural cruelty of his fons , yet his refentment is more temperate . See verfe 433 down to ...
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... Sophocles , when , fpeaking of Deianira determined to destroy herself , and taking leave of her palace , he adds , a circumftance that Voltaire would have difdained ! Κλαις δ ̓ οργάνων στι Ψαύσειεν , οις εχρητο δειλαια παρος * . Among ...
... Sophocles , when , fpeaking of Deianira determined to destroy herself , and taking leave of her palace , he adds , a circumftance that Voltaire would have difdained ! Κλαις δ ̓ οργάνων στι Ψαύσειεν , οις εχρητο δειλαια παρος * . Among ...
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... Sophocles in his eye ; ▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭ Luferat in campo fortunę filiusΕγω δ ' εμαυτον παίδα της τυχης νεμων . dip . Tyrann , 1090 . NUMBERLESS NUMBERLESS are the paffages in Horace , which he has 284 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... Sophocles in his eye ; ▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭▭ Luferat in campo fortunę filiusΕγω δ ' εμαυτον παίδα της τυχης νεμων . dip . Tyrann , 1090 . NUMBERLESS NUMBERLESS are the paffages in Horace , which he has 284 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... Sophocles , verse 659 . Απανθ ' ὁ μακρος κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος Φυει τ ' άδηλα , και φανέντα κρυπίζεται . Pernicies & Tempeftas , Barathrumque macelliGROTIUS , in that very entertaining book , his Excerpta ex Tragediis & Comadiis Gręcis ...
... Sophocles , verse 659 . Απανθ ' ὁ μακρος κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος Φυει τ ' άδηλα , και φανέντα κρυπίζεται . Pernicies & Tempeftas , Barathrumque macelliGROTIUS , in that very entertaining book , his Excerpta ex Tragediis & Comadiis Gręcis ...
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