An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... satirical writings , that is , not to be tafted or un- derstood , when the characters , the facts and the follies they ftigmatize , are perished and * Sce Menagiana , Vol . I. p . 368 . unknown . unknown . Gulliver in the next century ...
... satirical writings , that is , not to be tafted or un- derstood , when the characters , the facts and the follies they ftigmatize , are perished and * Sce Menagiana , Vol . I. p . 368 . unknown . unknown . Gulliver in the next century ...
Page 47
... by a hackney - coach , and killed on the spot . These three facts are from Mr. Spence : though OrWAY'S death has been differently related . thing ; thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47.
... by a hackney - coach , and killed on the spot . These three facts are from Mr. Spence : though OrWAY'S death has been differently related . thing ; thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47.
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Joseph Warton. thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on Man from the fourth of Boileau , and the tenth Satire of Horace , are the only pieces of this profligate nobleman , which modesty or common fenfe will allow any man to read ...
Joseph Warton. thing ; which piece , together with his Satire on Man from the fourth of Boileau , and the tenth Satire of Horace , are the only pieces of this profligate nobleman , which modesty or common fenfe will allow any man to read ...
Page 144
... Satires on Women . I wish the delicacy and reservedness of four or five Ladies now living , who have real learning and tafte , would permit me to insert their names in this place , as a contrast to this affected character in Boileau ...
... Satires on Women . I wish the delicacy and reservedness of four or five Ladies now living , who have real learning and tafte , would permit me to insert their names in this place , as a contrast to this affected character in Boileau ...
Page 147
... satires , particularly the addrefs to the incom- parable Lady Betty Germain , are perhaps as elegant as any thing in our language . After reading thefe pieces , fo full of a knowledge of the world , one is at a lofs to know what Mr ...
... satires , particularly the addrefs to the incom- parable Lady Betty Germain , are perhaps as elegant as any thing in our language . After reading thefe pieces , fo full of a knowledge of the world , one is at a lofs to know what Mr ...
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