the Genius and

Writings of Pope

Joseph Warton

Volume II

Garland Publishing, Inc., New York

Bibliographical note:
this facsimile has been made from a
copy in the Harvard University Library

(846 56735)

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Printed in U.S.A.

PamTID FOR J. DODSLEY, IN PALL-MALL.

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Of JANUARY and May, The Wife

of Bath, and TRANSLATIONS of STATIUS and Ovid, and the IMITATIONS of fome ENGLISH Poets.

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HE first dawnings of polite lite

rature in Italy, appeared in talewriting and fables. Boccace gave, a currency and vogue to this species of

compofition. He collected many of the common tales of his country, and delivered them in VOL. II. B

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