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Of JANUARY and MAY , The WIFE of BATH , and TRANSLATIONS of STATIUS and OVID , and the IMITATIONS of fome ENGLISH POETS . TH HE firft dawnings of polite literature in Italy , appeared in talewriting and fables .
Of JANUARY and MAY , The WIFE of BATH , and TRANSLATIONS of STATIUS and OVID , and the IMITATIONS of fome ENGLISH POETS . TH HE firft dawnings of polite literature in Italy , appeared in talewriting and fables .
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... the latter is an imitation of the Caffina of Plautus ; " Indigna vero homine Chriftiano ( fays Balzac ) qui fanctiores Mufas colit , et , in ludicris quoque , meminiffe debet feveritatis . " Epift . Select . pag . 202 .
... the latter is an imitation of the Caffina of Plautus ; " Indigna vero homine Chriftiano ( fays Balzac ) qui fanctiores Mufas colit , et , in ludicris quoque , meminiffe debet feveritatis . " Epift . Select . pag . 202 .
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THE WIFE OF BATH , is the other piece of Chaucer which POPE selected to 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 ...
THE WIFE OF BATH , is the other piece of Chaucer which POPE selected to 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 ...
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WE are now advanced , through many digreffions , that I would hope are not wholly impertinent , to POPE'S IMITATIONS of Seven English Poets , some of which were done at fourteen or fifteen years old . His early bent to poetry has been ...
WE are now advanced , through many digreffions , that I would hope are not wholly impertinent , to POPE'S IMITATIONS of Seven English Poets , some of which were done at fourteen or fifteen years old . His early bent to poetry has been ...
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THE firft of these Imitations is of Chaucer ; as it paints neither characters nor manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our ... THE Imitation of Spenfer is the fecond ; it is a defcription of an alley of fishwomen .
THE firft of these Imitations is of Chaucer ; as it paints neither characters nor manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our ... THE Imitation of Spenfer is the fecond ; it is a defcription of an alley of fishwomen .
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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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