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... thought , but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is ...
... thought , but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is ...
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... thought tedious . They have not the for- mality of a settled style , in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other . The clauses are never balanced , nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance , though it ...
... thought tedious . They have not the for- mality of a settled style , in which the first half of the sentence betrays the other . The clauses are never balanced , nor the periods modelled : every word seems to drop by chance , though it ...
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... thought , he thought rightly ; and his remarks were recom- mended by his coolness and candour . In him Pope had the first experience of a critic without malev- olence , who thought it as much his duty to display beauties as expose ...
... thought , he thought rightly ; and his remarks were recom- mended by his coolness and candour . In him Pope had the first experience of a critic without malev- olence , who thought it as much his duty to display beauties as expose ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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