The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addifon , by vilifying his old enemy , and could give ... Pope's friend- fhip ; and , refolving that he should have the confequences of his officioufnefs to himself , informed ...
... Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addifon , by vilifying his old enemy , and could give ... Pope's friend- fhip ; and , refolving that he should have the confequences of his officioufnefs to himself , informed ...
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... Pope and Congreve de- fended against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by fome difingenuous acts he ...
... Pope and Congreve de- fended against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by fome difingenuous acts he ...
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... Pope's , having been originally written And , Oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . Pope might have made more objections to the fix concluding lines . In the first couplet , the words from hence are improper ; and the se- cond line ...
... Pope's , having been originally written And , Oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . Pope might have made more objections to the fix concluding lines . In the first couplet , the words from hence are improper ; and the se- cond line ...
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... Pope has left behind him another mention of his companion , lefs advantageous , which is thus reported by Dr. Warburton : " Rowe , in Mr. Pope's opinion , maintained " a decent character , but had no heart . Mr. " Addison was justly ...
... Pope has left behind him another mention of his companion , lefs advantageous , which is thus reported by Dr. Warburton : " Rowe , in Mr. Pope's opinion , maintained " a decent character , but had no heart . Mr. " Addison was justly ...
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... Pope's Homer , of which the first part made its entrance into the world at the fame time . Addison declared that the rival verfions were both good ; but that Tickell's was the best that ever was made , and with Addison the wits , his ...
... Pope's Homer , of which the first part made its entrance into the world at the fame time . Addison declared that the rival verfions were both good ; but that Tickell's was the best that ever was made , and with Addison the wits , his ...
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Addiſon afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer appear aſked becauſe beſt Cato cenfure character compofitions confidered converfation criticiſm critick defign defire diſcovered Dryden Dunciad eaſily eaſy Effay elegance Engliſh epitaph faid fame fatire fays feems fent fentiments fhall fhew fince firft firſt folicited fome fomething fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficiently fupply fuppofed furely himſelf honour houſe Iliad intereft kindneſs king laft laſt leaſt lefs likewife Lord maſter ment mind moſt Mufe muſt nature neceffary never numbers obferved occafion paffages paffed paffion perfonal perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſe reader reaſon ſay ſcene ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate Steele ſtudy ſuch ſuppoſed Swift Syphax Tatler themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tickell tion tranflation uſed verfe verfion verſes Whigs whofe whoſe write written wrote