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the Genius and

Writings of Pope

Joseph Warton

Volume II

Garland Publishing, Inc., New York

1970

Bibliographical note:

this facsimile has been made from a
copy in the Harvard University Library
(846 56735)

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-112257

Printed in U.S.A.

ESSAY

ON THE

GENIUS

AND

WRITING S

OF

POPE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED 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.

T

HE first dawnings of polite lite

rature in Italy, appeared in talewriting and fables. Boccace gave,a currency and vogue to this fpecies of compofition. He collected many of the common tales of his country, and delivered them in VOL. II.

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