An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... and few perhaps could write for well if they were not fo . " In POPE's imitation of the fixth epistle of Horace , there were two remarkable lines , the E 2 1 objects as they really exift in life , like Hogarth's AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 51.
... and few perhaps could write for well if they were not fo . " In POPE's imitation of the fixth epistle of Horace , there were two remarkable lines , the E 2 1 objects as they really exift in life , like Hogarth's AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 51.
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Joseph Warton. SE S E C T. X. Of the Moral ESSAYS in five EPISTLES to feveral Perfons . TH HE patrons and admirers of French literature , ufually extol thofe authors of that nation who have treated of life and manners : and five of them ...
Joseph Warton. SE S E C T. X. Of the Moral ESSAYS in five EPISTLES to feveral Perfons . TH HE patrons and admirers of French literature , ufually extol thofe authors of that nation who have treated of life and manners : and five of them ...
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... epistle of the Effay on Man , he made , in the first edition , the following bad rhyme : A cheat ! a whore who ftarts not at the name In all the inns of court , or Drury - Lane * ? And HARTE remembered to have often heard it urged , in ...
... epistle of the Effay on Man , he made , in the first edition , the following bad rhyme : A cheat ! a whore who ftarts not at the name In all the inns of court , or Drury - Lane * ? And HARTE remembered to have often heard it urged , in ...
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... Epistle . I have heard no criticisms . about it , nor do I liften after them . Nos hæc novimus effe nihil . ( I mean , I think the verses to be fo :) But as you are a man of tender fentiments of honour , I know it will grieve you to ...
... Epistle . I have heard no criticisms . about it , nor do I liften after them . Nos hæc novimus effe nihil . ( I mean , I think the verses to be fo :) But as you are a man of tender fentiments of honour , I know it will grieve you to ...
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... epistle to Mr. Addifon * , upon his treatise on medals , written in that pleafing form of compofition fo unsuccessfully attempted by many modern authors , DIALOGUE . In no one fpecies of writing have the ancients fo indifputable a ...
... epistle to Mr. Addifon * , upon his treatise on medals , written in that pleafing form of compofition fo unsuccessfully attempted by many modern authors , DIALOGUE . In no one fpecies of writing have the ancients fo indifputable a ...
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