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Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , happening to pay a morning visit to Dryden , whom he always respected t , found him in an unusual agitation of spirits , even to a trembling . On enquiring the cause , have been up all night ...
Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , happening to pay a morning visit to Dryden , whom he always respected t , found him in an unusual agitation of spirits , even to a trembling . On enquiring the cause , have been up all night ...
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Statius had undoubtedly invention , ability and spirit ; but his images are gigantic and outrageous , and his sentiments tortured and hyperbolical . It can hardly , I think , be doubted , but that Juvenal intended a severe satire on him ...
Statius had undoubtedly invention , ability and spirit ; but his images are gigantic and outrageous , and his sentiments tortured and hyperbolical . It can hardly , I think , be doubted , but that Juvenal intended a severe satire on him ...
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What solid reason can we give why the Romans , who fo happily imitated the Greeks in many respects , and breathed a truly tragic spirit , could yet never excel in tragedy , though so fond of theatrical fpectacles ?
What solid reason can we give why the Romans , who fo happily imitated the Greeks in many respects , and breathed a truly tragic spirit , could yet never excel in tragedy , though so fond of theatrical fpectacles ?
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... a pitch of perfection in Corneille , Racine , and Moliere , For a confirmation of the foregoing remark on Statius , and for a proof of the strength and spirit of Pope's youthful translation , I shall select the following paffage .
... a pitch of perfection in Corneille , Racine , and Moliere , For a confirmation of the foregoing remark on Statius , and for a proof of the strength and spirit of Pope's youthful translation , I shall select the following paffage .
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Chloris , yourself you so excell , When you vouchsafe to breathe my thought , That like a spirit with this spell Of my own teaching I am caught .基 Speaking of his imitations , Pope faid to Mr. Spence , “ I had once a design of giving a ...
Chloris , yourself you so excell , When you vouchsafe to breathe my thought , That like a spirit with this spell Of my own teaching I am caught .基 Speaking of his imitations , Pope faid to Mr. Spence , “ I had once a design of giving a ...
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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 | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2010 |
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