An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... IMITATIONS of fome ENGLISH POETS . TH HE firft dawnings of polite literature in Italy , appeared in talewriting and fables . Boccace gave a currency and vogue to this fpecies of compofition . He collected many of the common tales of his ...
... IMITATIONS of fome ENGLISH POETS . TH HE firft dawnings of polite literature in Italy , appeared in talewriting and fables . Boccace gave a currency and vogue to this fpecies of compofition . He collected many of the common tales of his ...
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... imitated by feveral Italians , Poggio , Bandello , Cinthio , Firenzuola , Malefpini , and others . * Machiavel himfelf ... imitation of the Caffina of Plautus ; " Indigna vero homine Chriftiano ( fays Balzac ) qui fanctiores Mufas colit ...
... imitated by feveral Italians , Poggio , Bandello , Cinthio , Firenzuola , Malefpini , and others . * Machiavel himfelf ... imitation of the Caffina of Plautus ; " Indigna vero homine Chriftiano ( fays Balzac ) qui fanctiores Mufas colit ...
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... imitate : One cannot but wonder at his choice , which perhaps nothing but his youth could excuse . Dryden , who is known not to be nicely scrupulous , informs us that he would not verfify it on account of its indecency . POPE however ...
... imitate : One cannot but wonder at his choice , which perhaps nothing but his youth could excuse . Dryden , who is known not to be nicely scrupulous , informs us that he would not verfify it on account of its indecency . POPE however ...
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... imitated the Greeks in many respects , and breathed a truly tragic fpirit , could yet never excel in tragedy , though fo fond of theatrical fpectacles ? Or why the Greeks , so fruitful in every species of poetry , yet never produced but ...
... imitated the Greeks in many respects , and breathed a truly tragic fpirit , could yet never excel in tragedy , though fo fond of theatrical fpectacles ? Or why the Greeks , so fruitful in every species of poetry , yet never produced but ...
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... IMITATIONS of Seven English Poets , some of which were done at fourteen or fifteen years old . His early bent to poetry has been already taken notice of in the first volume * , to which the following anecdote must be added , which I ...
... IMITATIONS of Seven English Poets , some of which were done at fourteen or fifteen years old . His early bent to poetry has been already taken notice of in the first volume * , to which the following anecdote must be added , which I ...
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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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