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Page 47
... . 1035 . THESE + A fummer evening , for inftance , after a fhower , has been frequently defcribed : but never , that I can recollect , fo juftly . as THESE obfervations on Thomfon , which however would not have AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47.
... . 1035 . THESE + A fummer evening , for inftance , after a fhower , has been frequently defcribed : but never , that I can recollect , fo juftly . as THESE obfervations on Thomfon , which however would not have AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 47.
Page 65
... inftance in no more ? If we caft a tran- fient view over the most celebrated of the modern lyrics , we may obferve , that the ftanza of Petrarch , which has been adopt- ed by all his fucceffors , difpleases the ear , by its tedious ...
... inftance in no more ? If we caft a tran- fient view over the most celebrated of the modern lyrics , we may obferve , that the ftanza of Petrarch , which has been adopt- ed by all his fucceffors , difpleases the ear , by its tedious ...
Page 66
... inftances of the a * BOMBASTIC , of the PRO- SAIC , and of the PUERILE . And it is no fmall confirmation of the ruling paffion of this author , that he could not conclude his An inftance of the FIRST , is to be found in the third flanza ...
... inftances of the a * BOMBASTIC , of the PRO- SAIC , and of the PUERILE . And it is no fmall confirmation of the ruling paffion of this author , that he could not conclude his An inftance of the FIRST , is to be found in the third flanza ...
Page 78
... inftance of that con- templative and moral turn , which was the diftinguishing characteristic of our poet's mind . An ode of Cowley which he pro- duced at the age of thirteen years , is of the fame caft , and perhaps not in the least ...
... inftance of that con- templative and moral turn , which was the diftinguishing characteristic of our poet's mind . An ode of Cowley which he pro- duced at the age of thirteen years , is of the fame caft , and perhaps not in the least ...
Page 92
... of Ben . Jonfon's many imitations of the ancients , " You track him every where in their sNow . ” 鳌 ing established * reputations . Thus for in- ftance ing 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS intended to justify borrowing the thoughts ...
... of Ben . Jonfon's many imitations of the ancients , " You track him every where in their sNow . ” 鳌 ing established * reputations . Thus for in- ftance ing 92 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS intended to justify borrowing the thoughts ...
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