An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 21
Page 42
In the lines on a lady weeping , you might expect a touching picture of beauty in distress ; you will be disappointed . Wit on the prefent occafion is to be preferred to tenderness ; the babe in her eye is faid to resemble Phaeton fo ...
In the lines on a lady weeping , you might expect a touching picture of beauty in distress ; you will be disappointed . Wit on the prefent occafion is to be preferred to tenderness ; the babe in her eye is faid to resemble Phaeton fo ...
Page 52
In this alfo confifts the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a fubject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been scrutinized in fo many late writings , that it is ...
In this alfo confifts the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a fubject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been scrutinized in fo many late writings , that it is ...
Page 59
If any beauty in this Effay be uncommonly tranfcendent and peculiar , it is , BREVITY OF DICTION ; which , in a few inftances , and thofe pardonable , has occafioned obfcurity . It is hardly to be imagined how much sense , how much ...
If any beauty in this Effay be uncommonly tranfcendent and peculiar , it is , BREVITY OF DICTION ; which , in a few inftances , and thofe pardonable , has occafioned obfcurity . It is hardly to be imagined how much sense , how much ...
Page 61
... that appearances of evil , both moral and natural , are alfo neceffary and unavoidable ; That the feeming defects and blemishes in the universe , confpire to its general beauty ; That as all parts in an animal are not eyes , and as ...
... that appearances of evil , both moral and natural , are alfo neceffary and unavoidable ; That the feeming defects and blemishes in the universe , confpire to its general beauty ; That as all parts in an animal are not eyes , and as ...
Page 88
Diff'rent minds Incline to diff'rent objects : one pursues , The vaft alone , the wonderful , the wild ; Another fighs for harmony , and grace , And gentleft beauty . Hence when lightning fires The arch of heav'n , and thunders rock the ...
Diff'rent minds Incline to diff'rent objects : one pursues , The vaft alone , the wonderful , the wild ; Another fighs for harmony , and grace , And gentleft beauty . Hence when lightning fires The arch of heav'n , and thunders rock the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admirable affected alfo ancient appears beauty becauſe Boileau called character Corneille death Dryden Effay elegant epiftle equal excellent faid fame fatire fays feems fhall fhould firſt fome force fpirit French fubject fuch genius give given hand Hiftory himſelf Horace images imitation Italy king laft late learned letter lines lively Lord manner mean mentioned Milton mind moral moſt muſt nature never obferved occafion opinion original paffage paffion painted particularly perfon perhaps piece poem poet poetry POPE publiſhed reader reaſon remarkable ridicule SCENA Swift thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tranflation true turn uſed verfe verſe whofe whole writer written wrote Young
Bibliographic information
| Title | An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Joseph Warton Volume 2 of An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. In Two Volumes, Joseph Warton |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Dodsley, 1782 |
| Original from | University of Lausanne |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2008 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |