An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... moft ferious stories . a curious thing to fee at the head of an edition of Boccace's tales , printed at Florence in 1573 , a privilege of Gregory XIII . who fays , that in this he follows the fteps of Pius V. his predeceffor , of ...
... moft ferious stories . a curious thing to fee at the head of an edition of Boccace's tales , printed at Florence in 1573 , a privilege of Gregory XIII . who fays , that in this he follows the fteps of Pius V. his predeceffor , of ...
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Joseph Warton. and I place them laft , as I think them the moft lofty of any part of Dryden's works . Whilft lift'ning to the murm'ring leaves he food , More than a mile immers'd within the wood , At once the wind was laid - the whifp ...
Joseph Warton. and I place them laft , as I think them the moft lofty of any part of Dryden's works . Whilft lift'ning to the murm'ring leaves he food , More than a mile immers'd within the wood , At once the wind was laid - the whifp ...
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... moft amiable , and benevolent man . It was faid of him , that " no Phy- fician knew his Art more , nor his Trade lefs . " Pope told Mr. Richardfon , " that there was hardly an alteration , of he has cenfured , what he calls , the pig ...
... moft amiable , and benevolent man . It was faid of him , that " no Phy- fician knew his Art more , nor his Trade lefs . " Pope told Mr. Richardfon , " that there was hardly an alteration , of he has cenfured , what he calls , the pig ...
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Joseph Warton. member to have feen it enough obferved , that Cowley had a moft happy . talent of imitating the eafy manner of Horace's epiftolary writings ; I must therefore insert a fpecimen of this , his excellence . Ergo iterum verfus ...
Joseph Warton. member to have feen it enough obferved , that Cowley had a moft happy . talent of imitating the eafy manner of Horace's epiftolary writings ; I must therefore insert a fpecimen of this , his excellence . Ergo iterum verfus ...
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... moft original , borrow from each other * . I SHALL Conclude this fection with a ftory , which POPE himself related , because it is characteristical of his old friend , and I fhall give it in the very words which POPE ufed , when he told ...
... moft original , borrow from each other * . I SHALL Conclude this fection with a ftory , which POPE himself related , because it is characteristical of his old friend , and I fhall give it in the very words which POPE ufed , when he told ...
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