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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... cause cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS IT was an objection conftantly urged by ...
... cause cause and cement of fociety ; that if men had 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS IT was an objection conftantly urged by ...
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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 affift- ance , there would have been no occafion for the invention of the arts , and no op ...
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 affift- ance , there would have been no occafion for the invention of the arts , and no op ...
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... cause of God . I ufe Seneca's expreffion against that famous charge which atheists in all ages have brought , the fuppofed unequal difpenfations of Providence ; a charge which I cannot heartily forgive your divines for admitting . You ...
... cause of God . I ufe Seneca's expreffion against that famous charge which atheists in all ages have brought , the fuppofed unequal difpenfations of Providence ; a charge which I cannot heartily forgive your divines for admitting . You ...
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... causes . 8. Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface , Intereft o'ercome , or policy take place : By actions ? those 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 ? those uncertainty divides ; By paffions ? thefe diffimulation hides ; Opinions ? they ftill take a wider range : Find if you can ...
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