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He generally took his subjects from Boccace , Poggius t , and Ariosto ; but adorned them with so many natural strokes , with such quaintness in his reflections , and such a dryness and archness of humour , as cannot fail to excite ...
He generally took his subjects from Boccace , Poggius t , and Ariosto ; but adorned them with so many natural strokes , with such quaintness in his reflections , and such a dryness and archness of humour , as cannot fail to excite ...
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The temple itself is nobly and magnificently studied ; and , at the same time , adapted to the furious nature of the God to whom it belonged ; and carries with it a barbarous and tremendous idea . * These passages are chiefly of the ...
The temple itself is nobly and magnificently studied ; and , at the same time , adapted to the furious nature of the God to whom it belonged ; and carries with it a barbarous and tremendous idea . * These passages are chiefly of the ...
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All nature is thus said to sympathize at the second appearance of The felon on his fable steed Arm'd with his naked sword that urg'd his dogs to speed . Thus it runs The fiend's alarm begán ; the hollow found Sung in the leaves ...
All nature is thus said to sympathize at the second appearance of The felon on his fable steed Arm'd with his naked sword that urg'd his dogs to speed . Thus it runs The fiend's alarm begán ; the hollow found Sung in the leaves ...
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... by their swelling epithets , by their want of a just decorum , have a strong tendency to dazzle , and to mislead inexperienced minds , and tastes unformed , from the true relish of possibility , propriety , simplicity and nature .
... by their swelling epithets , by their want of a just decorum , have a strong tendency to dazzle , and to mislead inexperienced minds , and tastes unformed , from the true relish of possibility , propriety , simplicity and nature .
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To imitate Spenfer on a subject that does not partake of the pathos , is not giving a true representation of him , for he seems to be more awake and alive to all the softnesses of nature , than almost any writer I can recollect .
To imitate Spenfer on a subject that does not partake of the pathos , is not giving a true representation of him , for he seems to be more awake and alive to all the softnesses of nature , than almost any writer I can recollect .
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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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