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These paffages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being remarkable . But it is not unusual for the fame person to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful character , who may miferably ...
These paffages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being remarkable . But it is not unusual for the fame person to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful character , who may miferably ...
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But it is remarkable that Quintilian thought very differently on this fubject of the tranfitions , and the admirers of Ovid would do well to confider his opinion . " Illa vero frigida et puerilis eft in fcholis affectatio , ut ipfe ...
But it is remarkable that Quintilian thought very differently on this fubject of the tranfitions , and the admirers of Ovid would do well to confider his opinion . " Illa vero frigida et puerilis eft in fcholis affectatio , ut ipfe ...
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There is a remarkable letter of Bernardo Taffo , the father of Torquato , in which is this paffage . " Ne fò io s'Ariftotele nafceffe a quefta età , et vedeffe il vaghiffimo poema on this occafion , let us ftop a moment and 34 ESSAY ON ...
There is a remarkable letter of Bernardo Taffo , the father of Torquato , in which is this paffage . " Ne fò io s'Ariftotele nafceffe a quefta età , et vedeffe il vaghiffimo poema on this occafion , let us ftop a moment and 34 ESSAY ON ...
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It is remarkable , that Milton ends his ode with a kind of prophecy importing , that however he may be at present traduced , yet pofterity will applaud his work . At ULTIMI Nepotes , SERIQUE POSTERI , Judicia rebus AQUIORA forfitan ...
It is remarkable , that Milton ends his ode with a kind of prophecy importing , that however he may be at present traduced , yet pofterity will applaud his work . At ULTIMI Nepotes , SERIQUE POSTERI , Judicia rebus AQUIORA forfitan ...
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His death was occafioned by a fingular accident * ; he * There is fomething remarkable in the circumstances that occafioned the deaths of three others of our poets . OTWAY he paid a visit on foot with his friend Sprat 46 ESSAY ON THE ...
His death was occafioned by a fingular accident * ; he * There is fomething remarkable in the circumstances that occafioned the deaths of three others of our poets . OTWAY he paid a visit on foot with his friend Sprat 46 ESSAY ON THE ...
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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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