An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... defign fit for GUIDO to execute . The graceful Goddess was array'd in green ; About her feet were little beagles feen , That watch'd with UPWARD eyes the motions of their queen . But above all , the whole defcription of the entering the ...
... defign fit for GUIDO to execute . The graceful Goddess was array'd in green ; About her feet were little beagles feen , That watch'd with UPWARD eyes the motions of their queen . But above all , the whole defcription of the entering the ...
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... defign , or disorder rather of Ariofto , the favourite poet of that time . " We must not try the charming fallies of Ariofto by the rigid rules of Ariftotle . There is a remarkable letter of Bernardo Taffo , the father of Torquato , in ...
... defign , or disorder rather of Ariofto , the favourite poet of that time . " We must not try the charming fallies of Ariofto by the rigid rules of Ariftotle . There is a remarkable letter of Bernardo Taffo , the father of Torquato , in ...
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... defign , for he defigned with dexterity and taste . The application of the ftory of Cephalus and Procris is as ingenious as Waller's Phœbus and Daphne . Waller abounds , perhaps to excefs , in allufions to mythology and the ancient ...
... defign , for he defigned with dexterity and taste . The application of the ftory of Cephalus and Procris is as ingenious as Waller's Phœbus and Daphne . Waller abounds , perhaps to excefs , in allufions to mythology and the ancient ...
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... conveniencies of men and ftores ? But being ignorant of the in- * Τα μέρη προς αυτο το όλον δεν σκοπείν , ει συμφωνα και αρμοίτουλα εκείνω . Plotinus , tent tent or defign of all above , would he pro- 64 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... conveniencies of men and ftores ? But being ignorant of the in- * Τα μέρη προς αυτο το όλον δεν σκοπείν , ει συμφωνα και αρμοίτουλα εκείνω . Plotinus , tent tent or defign of all above , would he pro- 64 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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Joseph Warton. tent or defign of all above , would he pro- nounce the mafts and cordage to be useless and cumberfome , and for this reafon con- demn the frame , and despise the architect ? O my friend ! let us not thus betray our ...
Joseph Warton. tent or defign of all above , would he pro- nounce the mafts and cordage to be useless and cumberfome , and for this reafon con- demn the frame , and despise the architect ? O my friend ! let us not thus betray our ...
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