An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... Thefe paffages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being remarkable . But it is not unusual for the fame person to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful character , who may miferably ...
... Thefe paffages are chiefly of the pathetic fort ; for which Dryden in his tragedies is far from being remarkable . But it is not unusual for the fame person to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful character , who may miferably ...
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... the firft delineation of all thefe images is in Chaucer , or Boccace , and it might be worth examining how much Dryden has added purely from his own ftock . combat , combat , which is told at length , in the 16 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... the firft delineation of all thefe images is in Chaucer , or Boccace , and it might be worth examining how much Dryden has added purely from his own ftock . combat , combat , which is told at length , in the 16 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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... thefe dire hands from my flain father tore .. 4 OVID is also another writer of a bad taste , on whom POPE employed fome of his youthful hours ; in tranflating the ftories of Dryope and Pomona . Were it not for the useful mythological ...
... thefe dire hands from my flain father tore .. 4 OVID is also another writer of a bad taste , on whom POPE employed fome of his youthful hours ; in tranflating the ftories of Dryope and Pomona . Were it not for the useful mythological ...
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... Thefe images , one would have thought , were peculiarly calculated to have struck the fancy of our young imitator with fo much admiration , as not to have fuffered him to make a kind of travesty of them . * Book H. Canto 12. Stanza 71 ...
... Thefe images , one would have thought , were peculiarly calculated to have struck the fancy of our young imitator with fo much admiration , as not to have fuffered him to make a kind of travesty of them . * Book H. Canto 12. Stanza 71 ...
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... his companions , he added , " Thefe fcoundrels think we are feeking the Lord , and we are only looking for our bottle - fcrew . ” judicious " A " judicious M. de Montefquieu , who in his noble chapter 50 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... his companions , he added , " Thefe fcoundrels think we are feeking the Lord , and we are only looking for our bottle - fcrew . ” judicious " A " judicious M. de Montefquieu , who in his noble chapter 50 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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| Title | An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Joseph Warton Volume 2 of An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. In Two Volumes, Joseph Warton |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Dodsley, 1782 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2010 |
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