An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 34
... house . For in truth the pencil of Spenser is as powerful as that of Rubens , his brother allegorist ; which two artists resembled each other in many respects , but Spenfer had more grace , and was as warm a colourist . Among a ...
... house . For in truth the pencil of Spenser is as powerful as that of Rubens , his brother allegorist ; which two artists resembled each other in many respects , but Spenfer had more grace , and was as warm a colourist . Among a ...
Page 46
... house at Wandsworth ; but finding that place too near the metro- polis , he left it for Richmond , and at last fettled at Chertsey . He feems to have thought that the swains of Surry had the innocence of those of Sydney's Arcadia ; but ...
... house at Wandsworth ; but finding that place too near the metro- polis , he left it for Richmond , and at last fettled at Chertsey . He feems to have thought that the swains of Surry had the innocence of those of Sydney's Arcadia ; but ...
Page 52
... house of Baucis and Philemon , and the verses on his own death . These are of the same species with the piece before us . In this also consists the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which ...
... house of Baucis and Philemon , and the verses on his own death . These are of the same species with the piece before us . In this also consists the chief beauty of Gay's Trivia , a subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which ...
Page 129
... a private room of his house in leaping over the tables and chairs : and that our author himself was a great VOL . II . * Ver . 69 . K epicure ? epicure ? When he spent a summer with a certain AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 129.
... a private room of his house in leaping over the tables and chairs : and that our author himself was a great VOL . II . * Ver . 69 . K epicure ? epicure ? When he spent a summer with a certain AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 129.
Page 137
... House of Lords , where he spoke For the bishop , recapitulating in the most masterly manner , and answering all that had been urged against him * . 10. When Cataline by rapine swell'd his store ; When Cæfar made a noble dame a whore ...
... House of Lords , where he spoke For the bishop , recapitulating in the most masterly manner , and answering all that had been urged against him * . 10. When Cataline by rapine swell'd his store ; When Cæfar made a noble dame a whore ...
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