An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... cause , " I have been up all night , replied the old bard ; my mufical friends made me promise to write them an ode for their feast of St. Cæcilia : I have been fo ftruck with the * Vol . I. pag . 51 . + See his verfes to Dryden ...
... cause , " I have been up all night , replied the old bard ; my mufical friends made me promise to write them an ode for their feast of St. Cæcilia : I have been fo ftruck with the * Vol . I. pag . 51 . + See his verfes to Dryden ...
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... all things fair and good to thee ! Effence Increate ! who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity . " Three Treatifes , by J. H. pag . 234 . caufe " " cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... all things fair and good to thee ! Effence Increate ! who art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity . " Three Treatifes , by J. H. pag . 234 . caufe " " cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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Joseph Warton. cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had been perfect and felf - fufficient , and had ftood in no need of each others affiftance , there would have been no occafion for the invention of the arts , and no opportunity ...
Joseph Warton. cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had been perfect and felf - fufficient , and had ftood in no need of each others affiftance , there would have been no occafion for the invention of the arts , and no opportunity ...
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... causes . 8. Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface , Intereft o'ercome , or policy take place : By actions ? thofe uncertainty divides ; By paffions ? thefe diffimulation hides ; Opinions ? they ftill take a wider range : Find if you can ...
... causes . 8. Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface , Intereft o'ercome , or policy take place : By actions ? thofe uncertainty divides ; By paffions ? thefe diffimulation hides ; Opinions ? they ftill take a wider range : Find if you can ...
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... cause with him , pointing out where the strength of the argument lay , and where it's weakness . The Duke was very thankful , returned to town , paffed the night in drinking , and without going to bed , went to the House of Lords ...
... cause with him , pointing out where the strength of the argument lay , and where it's weakness . The Duke was very thankful , returned to town , paffed the night in drinking , and without going to bed , went to the House of Lords ...
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