An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... verfe 85 , down to verfe 117. And afterwards , when he becomes more particularly acquainted with the unnatural cruelty of his fons , yet his refentment is more temperate . See verfe 433 down to verfe 472 , of the fame most en- chanting ...
... verfe 85 , down to verfe 117. And afterwards , when he becomes more particularly acquainted with the unnatural cruelty of his fons , yet his refentment is more temperate . See verfe 433 down to verfe 472 , of the fame most en- chanting ...
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... verfe . POPE in- forms us in his FIRST preface , " that he chose this epiftolary way of writing , not- withstanding his fubject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to ...
... verfe . POPE in- forms us in his FIRST preface , " that he chose this epiftolary way of writing , not- withstanding his fubject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to ...
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... verfe , which is abfolutely perfect . Would you wish to disturb fo divine an order , for the fake of your own particular interest ? What if the ills I fuffer arife from malice or oppreffion ? But the vices and imper- + Ver . 156 . * Ver ...
... verfe , which is abfolutely perfect . Would you wish to disturb fo divine an order , for the fake of your own particular interest ? What if the ills I fuffer arife from malice or oppreffion ? But the vices and imper- + Ver . 156 . * Ver ...
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... verfe by M. Du Refnel . It was more accurately rendered into French profe by M. De Silhouete . Which tranflation has been often printed ; at Paris 1736 ; at London 1741 , in Quarto ; at the Hague 1742. He has fubjoined a defence of the ...
... verfe by M. Du Refnel . It was more accurately rendered into French profe by M. De Silhouete . Which tranflation has been often printed ; at Paris 1736 ; at London 1741 , in Quarto ; at the Hague 1742. He has fubjoined a defence of the ...
Page 154
... verfe , Perhaps rhyme may be propereft for shorter pieces ; for lyric , elegiac , and fatiric poems ; for pieces where closeness of expreffion , and smartness of style , are expected ; but for subjects of a higher order , where any ...
... verfe , Perhaps rhyme may be propereft for shorter pieces ; for lyric , elegiac , and fatiric poems ; for pieces where closeness of expreffion , and smartness of style , are expected ; but for subjects of a higher order , where any ...
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