An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... first dawnings of polite lite- rature in Italy , appeared in tale- writing and fables . Boccace gave a cur- rency and vogue to this fpecies of compo- fition . He collected many of the common tales of his country , and delivered them in ...
... first dawnings of polite lite- rature in Italy , appeared in tale- writing and fables . Boccace gave a cur- rency and vogue to this fpecies of compo- fition . He collected many of the common tales of his country , and delivered them in ...
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... first delineation of all these images is in Chaucer , or Boc- cace , and it might be worth examining how much Dryden has added purely from his own stock . combat , combat , which is told at length , in the 16 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... first delineation of all these images is in Chaucer , or Boc- cace , and it might be worth examining how much Dryden has added purely from his own stock . combat , combat , which is told at length , in the 16 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... first sketch of a master , conspire to corro- borate the truth of the fact . THE TRANSLATION of the first book of Statius , is the next piece that belongs to this Section . It was in his childhood only , that he could make choice of fo ...
... first sketch of a master , conspire to corro- borate the truth of the fact . THE TRANSLATION of the first book of Statius , is the next piece that belongs to this Section . It was in his childhood only , that he could make choice of fo ...
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... first volume * , to which the following anec- dote must be added , which I lately received from one of his intimate friends . wrote things , faid POPE , I am ashamed to • Pag . 78 . • I fay fay how foon ; part of my epic poem AL- AND ...
... first volume * , to which the following anec- dote must be added , which I lately received from one of his intimate friends . wrote things , faid POPE , I am ashamed to • Pag . 78 . • I fay fay how foon ; part of my epic poem AL- AND ...
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... first of these Imitations is of Chau- cer ; as it paints neither 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 ...
... first of these Imitations is of Chau- cer ; as it paints neither 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 ...
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