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... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
... but of judgment ; neither did he want that , in difcerning the beauties and faults of other poets ; but only indulged himself in the luxury of writing ; and perhaps knew it was a fault , but hoped the reader would not find it .
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As general and unexemplified criticism is always useless and abfurd , I must beg leave to select a few paffages from these three poems ; and the reader must not think any observations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat* The ...
As general and unexemplified criticism is always useless and abfurd , I must beg leave to select a few paffages from these three poems ; and the reader must not think any observations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat* The ...
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Nor are the feelings of Palamon lefs ftrongly impreffed on the reader , where he fays , The rage of Jealousy then fir'd his foul , And his face kindled like a burning coal : * Fairy Queen , Book I. Canto 9. Stanza 36 .
Nor are the feelings of Palamon lefs ftrongly impreffed on the reader , where he fays , The rage of Jealousy then fir'd his foul , And his face kindled like a burning coal : * Fairy Queen , Book I. Canto 9. Stanza 36 .
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But above all , the whole defcription of the entering the lifts * , and of the ensuing * The reader is defired all along to remember , that the first delineation of all these images is in Chaucer , or Boccace , and it might be worth ...
But above all , the whole defcription of the entering the lifts * , and of the ensuing * The reader is defired all along to remember , that the first delineation of all these images is in Chaucer , or Boccace , and it might be worth ...
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Mr. Hume is of opinion , that the perufal of Spenfer becomes tedious to almoft all his readers . ... but manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains still the favourite of every reader of tafte and judgment .
Mr. Hume is of opinion , that the perufal of Spenfer becomes tedious to almoft all his readers . ... but manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains still the favourite of every reader of tafte and judgment .
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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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