An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... betrayed into difgrace by an unfuitable match , is fup- ported in a lively manner . POPE has en- deavoured , fuitably to familiarize the state- linefs of our heroic measure , in this ludi- crous linefs 4 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ·
... betrayed into difgrace by an unfuitable match , is fup- ported in a lively manner . POPE has en- deavoured , fuitably to familiarize the state- linefs of our heroic measure , in this ludi- crous linefs 4 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ·
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... manner of his writing it . Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , hap- pening to pay a morning vifit to Dryden , whom he always refpected + , found him in an unusual agitation of fpirits , even to â trembling . On enquiring the ...
... manner of his writing it . Mr. St. John , afterwards Lord Bolingbroke , hap- pening to pay a morning vifit to Dryden , whom he always refpected + , found him in an unusual agitation of fpirits , even to â trembling . On enquiring the ...
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... manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loofe and indecent , and as ... manner of his genius from this piece , would would undoubtedly fuppofe that he abounded in filthy images , 30 ESSAY ...
... manners like his original , as it is the only piece of our author's works that is loofe and indecent , and as ... manner of his genius from this piece , would would undoubtedly fuppofe that he abounded in filthy images , 30 ESSAY ...
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... manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains ftill the favourite of every reader of taste and judgment . Homer copied true natural man- ners , which , however rough and uncultivated , will always form an ...
... manners have more changed fince Homer's age , and yet that poet remains ftill the favourite of every reader of taste and judgment . Homer copied true natural man- ners , which , however rough and uncultivated , will always form an ...
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... manner . Some however have been executed with happiness , and with attention to that fimplicity , that tenderness of fentiment , and thofe little touches of nature , that conftitute Spenfer's character . I have a peculiar pleasure in ...
... manner . Some however have been executed with happiness , and with attention to that fimplicity , that tenderness of fentiment , and thofe little touches of nature , that conftitute Spenfer's character . I have a peculiar pleasure in ...
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