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... He was the greatest wit , tho ' not the great- eft of this nation . Fontenelle and La Motte are entitled to the former cha- poet racter ; but what can they urge to gain the the latter ? Which of these characters is the most iv DEDICAT HON.
... He was the greatest wit , tho ' not the great- eft of this nation . Fontenelle and La Motte are entitled to the former cha- poet racter ; but what can they urge to gain the the latter ? Which of these characters is the most iv DEDICAT HON.
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Joseph Warton. the latter ? Which of these characters is the most valuable and ufeful , is entirely out of the question : all I plead for , is , to have their several provinces kept di- ftinct from each other ; and to imprefs on the ...
Joseph Warton. the latter ? Which of these characters is the most valuable and ufeful , is entirely out of the question : all I plead for , is , to have their several provinces kept di- ftinct from each other ; and to imprefs on the ...
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... these supposed admirers , those who appear fuch out of fashion , and not of feeling ? SWIFT's rhapsody on poetry is far more popular than Akenfide's noble ode to lord Huntingdon . The EPISTLES on the Characters of men and women , and ...
... these supposed admirers , those who appear fuch out of fashion , and not of feeling ? SWIFT's rhapsody on poetry is far more popular than Akenfide's noble ode to lord Huntingdon . The EPISTLES on the Characters of men and women , and ...
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Joseph Warton. Penferofo of Milton . Had you written only these fatires , you would indeed have gained the title of a man of wit , and a man of fenfe ; but , I am confi- dent , would not infift on being deno- minated a POET , MERELY on ...
Joseph Warton. Penferofo of Milton . Had you written only these fatires , you would indeed have gained the title of a man of wit , and a man of fenfe ; but , I am confi- dent , would not infift on being deno- minated a POET , MERELY on ...
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... class should be ranked , fuch as poffeffed the true poetical genius , in a more moderate degree , but who had noble talents for moral , ethical , and panegyrical poefy . I At At the head of these are DRYDEN , PRIOR , DEDICATION . xi.
... class should be ranked , fuch as poffeffed the true poetical genius , in a more moderate degree , but who had noble talents for moral , ethical , and panegyrical poefy . I At At the head of these are DRYDEN , PRIOR , DEDICATION . xi.
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