An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... verfe 433 down to verfe 472 , of the fame most en- chanting tragedy . chufe chuse rather to account for Ovid's falling into fo blameable 26 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... verfe 433 down to verfe 472 , of the fame most en- chanting tragedy . chufe chuse rather to account for Ovid's falling into fo blameable 26 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Page 58
... verfe . POPE in- forms us in his FIRST preface , " that he chose this epiftolary way of writing , not- withstanding his subject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to ...
... verfe . POPE in- forms us in his FIRST preface , " that he chose this epiftolary way of writing , not- withstanding his subject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to ...
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... verfe , which is abfolutely perfect . Would you wish to disturb fo divine an order , for the fake of your own particular intereft ? What if the ills I fuffer arife from malice or oppreffion ? But the vices and imper- + Ver . 156 . * Ver ...
... verfe , which is abfolutely perfect . Would you wish to disturb fo divine an order , for the fake of your own particular intereft ? What if the ills I fuffer arife from malice or oppreffion ? But the vices and imper- + Ver . 156 . * Ver ...
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... verfe . " To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful . In this part of this Epiftle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his ftyle , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated . POPE has practised the ...
... verfe . " To live along the line " is equally bold and beautiful . In this part of this Epiftle the poet seems to have remarkably laboured his ftyle , which abounds in various figures , and is much elevated . POPE has practised the ...
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... verfe three hundred and thirty . Our poet afcribes the violence of the paffions to the use of ani- mal food . * Ep . iii . 156 . † Ep . iii . 161 . H 4 But But just disease to luxury fucceeds , And every death AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 103 '
... verfe three hundred and thirty . Our poet afcribes the violence of the paffions to the use of ani- mal food . * Ep . iii . 156 . † Ep . iii . 161 . H 4 But But just disease to luxury fucceeds , And every death AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 103 '
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