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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... manner , in many of his lighter tales ; partiIt is to be lamented that Fontaine has fo frequently tranfgreffed the bounds of modefty . Boileau did not look upon Fontaine as an original writer , and afed to fay he had borrowed both his ...
... manner , in many of his lighter tales ; partiIt is to be lamented that Fontaine has fo frequently tranfgreffed the bounds of modefty . Boileau did not look upon Fontaine as an original writer , and afed to fay he had borrowed both his ...
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... manner of his writing it . Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , happening to pay a morning visit to Dryden , whom he always refpected † , found him in an unusual agitation of fpirits , even to a trembling . On enquiring the ...
... manner of his writing it . Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , happening to pay a morning visit to Dryden , whom he always refpected † , found him in an unusual agitation of fpirits , even to a trembling . On enquiring the ...
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... manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loose and indecent , and as ... manner of his genius from this piece , would 7 1 1 1 1 would undoubtedly fuppofe that he abounded in filthy images ...
... manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loose and indecent , and as ... manner of his genius from this piece , would 7 1 1 1 1 would undoubtedly fuppofe that he abounded in filthy images ...
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... manners ; but manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains still the favourite of every reader of tafte and judgment . Homer copied true natural manners , which , however rough and uncultivated , will always ...
... manners ; but manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains still the favourite of every reader of tafte and judgment . Homer copied true natural manners , which , however rough and uncultivated , will always ...
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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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