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... and of the gaunt mastiffs that tore the sides of the shrieking damfel he pursued ; which is a subject worthy the pencil of Spagnoletti , as it partakes of that savageness which is fo striking to the imagination .
... and of the gaunt mastiffs that tore the sides of the shrieking damfel he pursued ; which is a subject worthy the pencil of Spagnoletti , as it partakes of that savageness which is fo striking to the imagination .
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Dorset possessed the rare secret of uniting energy with ease , in his striking compositions . His verses to Mr. Edward Howard , to Sir Thomas St. Serfe , his epilogue to the Tartuffe , his song written at sea in the first Dutch war ...
Dorset possessed the rare secret of uniting energy with ease , in his striking compositions . His verses to Mr. Edward Howard , to Sir Thomas St. Serfe , his epilogue to the Tartuffe , his song written at sea in the first Dutch war ...
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The meaner the subject is of a preceptive poem , the more striking appears the art of the poet : It is even of use perhaps to chuse a low subject . In this respect Virgil had the advantage over Lucretius ; the latter , with all his ...
The meaner the subject is of a preceptive poem , the more striking appears the art of the poet : It is even of use perhaps to chuse a low subject . In this respect Virgil had the advantage over Lucretius ; the latter , with all his ...
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Pleas'd to the last , he crops the flowery food , And licks the hand just raiş'd to shed his blood to The tenderness of this striking image , and particularly the circumstance in the last line , has an artful effect in alleviating the ...
Pleas'd to the last , he crops the flowery food , And licks the hand just raiş'd to shed his blood to The tenderness of this striking image , and particularly the circumstance in the last line , has an artful effect in alleviating the ...
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From nature's chain whatever link you strike , Tenth , or ten thousandth , breaks the chain alike + , This doctrine is precisely the same with that of the philosophical emperor I. 17. Just as absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains ...
From nature's chain whatever link you strike , Tenth , or ten thousandth , breaks the chain alike + , This doctrine is precisely the same with that of the philosophical emperor I. 17. Just as absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains ...
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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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