An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... tafte , on whom POPE employed fome of his youthful hours ; in tranflating the sto- ries of Dryope and Pomona . Were it not for the useful mythological knowledge they contain , the works of Ovid ought not to be fo diligently read . The ...
... tafte , on whom POPE employed fome of his youthful hours ; in tranflating the sto- ries of Dryope and Pomona . Were it not for the useful mythological knowledge they contain , the works of Ovid ought not to be fo diligently read . The ...
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... tafte , that cafts a delicacy and grace over all his compofitions . To imitate Spenfer on a subject that does not partake of the pathos , is not giving a true representation of him , for he seems to be more awake and alive to all the ...
... tafte , that cafts a delicacy and grace over all his compofitions . To imitate Spenfer on a subject that does not partake of the pathos , is not giving a true representation of him , for he seems to be more awake and alive to all the ...
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... tafte of all the Greek poets ; I would have tranflated a hymn of Homer , an ode of Pindar , an idyllium of Theocritus , & c . fo that I would have exhibited a general view of their poefie , throughout its different ages . " That Here ...
... tafte of all the Greek poets ; I would have tranflated a hymn of Homer , an ode of Pindar , an idyllium of Theocritus , & c . fo that I would have exhibited a general view of their poefie , throughout its different ages . " That Here ...
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... tafte falfe and unclaffical , even though he had much learning . In his latin compofitions , his fix books on plants , where the subject might have led him to a contrary practice , he imitates Martial rather than Virgil , and has given ...
... tafte falfe and unclaffical , even though he had much learning . In his latin compofitions , his fix books on plants , where the subject might have led him to a contrary practice , he imitates Martial rather than Virgil , and has given ...
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... tafte for thefe ftudies . The only fault lies , in letting any of those inferior taftes , engrofs the whole man to the exclufion of the nobler purfuits of vir- tue and humanity * . ” We may here apply an elegant observation of Tully ...
... tafte for thefe ftudies . The only fault lies , in letting any of those inferior taftes , engrofs the whole man to the exclufion of the nobler purfuits of vir- tue and humanity * . ” We may here apply an elegant observation of Tully ...
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