An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... , is fupported in a lively manner . POPE has endeavoured , fuitably to familiarize the statelinefs of our heroic measure , in this ludicrous narrative ; linefs 4 ++ ESSAY ON THE GENIUS Fairies in the western world. To fay that ...
... , is fupported in a lively manner . POPE has endeavoured , fuitably to familiarize the statelinefs of our heroic measure , in this ludicrous narrative ; linefs 4 ++ ESSAY ON THE GENIUS Fairies in the western world. To fay that ...
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... lively , as to make us spectators of that interesting and magnificent tournament . Even the absurdity of feigning ancient heroes , fuch as Thefeus and Lycurgus , prefent at the lifts and a modern combat , is overwhelmed and obliterated ...
... lively , as to make us spectators of that interesting and magnificent tournament . Even the absurdity of feigning ancient heroes , fuch as Thefeus and Lycurgus , prefent at the lifts and a modern combat , is overwhelmed and obliterated ...
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... lively ftyle , but full of ftrange opinions . 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 ...
... lively ftyle , but full of ftrange opinions . 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 ...
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... lively imitation of Swift * , and is full of humour . The point of the likeness confifts in defcribing the objects * See a Pipe of Tobacco , p . 282 , vol . 2. DodЛley's Mifcell , where Mr. Hawkins Brown has imitated , from a hint of Dr ...
... lively imitation of Swift * , and is full of humour . The point of the likeness confifts in defcribing the objects * See a Pipe of Tobacco , p . 282 , vol . 2. DodЛley's Mifcell , where Mr. Hawkins Brown has imitated , from a hint of Dr ...
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... lively than that of the last verse . " To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful . In this part of this Epiftle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his ftyle , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated ...
... lively than that of the last verse . " To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful . In this part of this Epiftle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his ftyle , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated ...
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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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