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His digreffions and ramblings , which he himself fays he learned of honeft Montaigne , are interefting and amufing . In this preface is a paffage worth particular notice , not only for the juftness of the criticism , but because it ...
His digreffions and ramblings , which he himself fays he learned of honeft Montaigne , are interefting and amufing . In this preface is a paffage worth particular notice , not only for the juftness of the criticism , but because it ...
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... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
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The flayer of himself yet faw I there The gore congeal'd was clotted in his hair : With eyes half - clos'd and gaping mouth he lay , And grim , as when he breath'd his fullen foul away . This reminds me of that forcible defcription in a ...
The flayer of himself yet faw I there The gore congeal'd was clotted in his hair : With eyes half - clos'd and gaping mouth he lay , And grim , as when he breath'd his fullen foul away . This reminds me of that forcible defcription in a ...
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The gate of adamant , eternal frame , Which hew'd by Mars himself from Indian quarries came . This scene of terror is judiciously contrafted by the pleafing and joyous imagery of the temples of Venus and Diana .
The gate of adamant , eternal frame , Which hew'd by Mars himself from Indian quarries came . This scene of terror is judiciously contrafted by the pleafing and joyous imagery of the temples of Venus and Diana .
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He declares , that none of the claffic poets had the talent of expreffing himself with more force and perfpicuity than Ovid ; that the Fiat of the Hebrew law - giver is not more fublime than the Juffit et extendi campos , of the latin ...
He declares , that none of the claffic poets had the talent of expreffing himself with more force and perfpicuity than Ovid ; that the Fiat of the Hebrew law - giver is not more fublime than the Juffit et extendi campos , of the latin ...
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| 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 |
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