An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... character of a fond old dotard betrayed into difgrace by an unfuitable match , is fupported in a lively manner . POPE has endeavoured , fuitably to familiarize the statelinefs linefs of our heroic measure , in this ludicrous narrative 4 ...
... character of a fond old dotard betrayed into difgrace by an unfuitable match , is fupported in a lively manner . POPE has endeavoured , fuitably to familiarize the statelinefs linefs of our heroic measure , in this ludicrous narrative 4 ...
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... , not to be tafted or understood , 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 , will be 6 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... , not to be tafted or understood , 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 , will be 6 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... character of Dryden , the conftant pat* The falling off of his hair , said a man of wit , had no other confequence , than to make his laurels to be seen the A person who tranflated fome pieces after Dryden used to say , more . Experto ...
... character of Dryden , the conftant pat* The falling off of his hair , said a man of wit , had no other confequence , than to make his laurels to be seen the A person who tranflated fome pieces after Dryden used to say , more . Experto ...
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... character , who may miferably fail in putting proper words in the mouth of such a character . In a word , so much more difficult is DRAMATIC than DESCRIPTIVE poetry ! The The frame of burnish'd fteel that caft a glare From AND WRITINGS ...
... character , who may miferably fail in putting proper words in the mouth of such a character . In a word , so much more difficult is DRAMATIC than DESCRIPTIVE poetry ! The The frame of burnish'd fteel that caft a glare From AND WRITINGS ...
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... characters nor manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loofe and indecent , and as therefore I wish it had been omitted in the prefent edition , I fhall speak no more of it . THE Imitation of ...
... characters nor manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loofe and indecent , and as therefore I wish it had been omitted in the prefent edition , I fhall speak no more of it . THE Imitation of ...
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admirable affected alfo ancient appears beauty becauſe Boileau called character Corneille critic death defign Dryden Effay elegant epiftle equal excellent faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fhall firft firſt fome force French fubject fuch genius give given hand himſelf Horace images imitation Italy king laft language late learned letter lines lively Lord manner mean mentioned Milton mind moft moral moſt muſt nature never obferved occafion opinion original paffage paffion particularly perfon perhaps piece poem poet poetry POPE reader reaſon remarkable ridicule SCENA ſhould ſpirit Swift thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tranflation true turn uſed verfe verſe whole writer written wrote Young
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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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