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Page 96
... ‡ . In the Underwood . † Dunciad . See OBSERVATIONS on the FAERIE QUEEN of Spenfer , by Thomas Warton , fect . vii , p . 166 . I SHOULD I SHOULD be fenfibly touched at the in- jurious imputation 96 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... ‡ . In the Underwood . † Dunciad . See OBSERVATIONS on the FAERIE QUEEN of Spenfer , by Thomas Warton , fect . vii , p . 166 . I SHOULD I SHOULD be fenfibly touched at the in- jurious imputation 96 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Page 102
... observations on life or learning , expreffed in a more chaft and fubdued style . The former will frequently be hur- ried into obfcurity or turgidity , and a falfe grandeur of diction ; the latter will fel- dom hazard a figure , whofe ...
... observations on life or learning , expreffed in a more chaft and fubdued style . The former will frequently be hur- ried into obfcurity or turgidity , and a falfe grandeur of diction ; the latter will fel- dom hazard a figure , whofe ...
Page 111
... observations on , and illustrations of , fuch passages and precepts in this ESSAY , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deferve particular attention ; and perhaps I may take the freedom to hint at a few ...
... observations on , and illustrations of , fuch passages and precepts in this ESSAY , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deferve particular attention ; and perhaps I may take the freedom to hint at a few ...
Page 152
... verses have all the flow and freedom of converfation . This happy facility , faid a man * Fenton's Waller , edit . 12mo . OBSERVATIONS , p . 148 . ' + Ver . 362 . of & of wit , may be compared to garden - 152 ESSAY ON THE GENIUSTA.
... verses have all the flow and freedom of converfation . This happy facility , faid a man * Fenton's Waller , edit . 12mo . OBSERVATIONS , p . 148 . ' + Ver . 362 . of & of wit , may be compared to garden - 152 ESSAY ON THE GENIUSTA.
Page 185
... observations in the year 880. Our Almanack , AL - MANAC , is an Arabic word . The great church at Cordova in Spain , where the Saracens kept a magnificent court , is a monument of their fkill in architecture . The game of chefs , that ...
... observations in the year 880. Our Almanack , AL - MANAC , is an Arabic word . The great church at Cordova in Spain , where the Saracens kept a magnificent court , is a monument of their fkill in architecture . The game of chefs , that ...
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