An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1782 - Verse satire, English |
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... fond old dotard betrayed into difgrace by an unsuitable match , is sup- ported in a lively manner . POPE has en- deavoured , fuitably to familiarize the state- linefs liness of our heroic measure , in this ludi- crous 4 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... fond old dotard betrayed into difgrace by an unsuitable match , is sup- ported in a lively manner . POPE has en- deavoured , fuitably to familiarize the state- linefs liness of our heroic measure , in this ludi- crous 4 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Page 63
... the goodness and justice of the Deity might be defended , without hav- • Paradife Loft , b . i . ver . 26 . ing recourse to the doctrine of a futuré state , ing AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 63 THIS opening is awful, and commands ...
... the goodness and justice of the Deity might be defended , without hav- • Paradife Loft , b . i . ver . 26 . ing recourse to the doctrine of a futuré state , ing AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 63 THIS opening is awful, and commands ...
Page 64
Joseph Warton. ing recourse to the doctrine of a futuré state , and of the depraved state of man . 3 . But of this frame the bearings , and the ties ❤ , The ftrong connections , nice dependencies , Gradations juft , has thy pervading ...
Joseph Warton. ing recourse to the doctrine of a futuré state , and of the depraved state of man . 3 . But of this frame the bearings , and the ties ❤ , The ftrong connections , nice dependencies , Gradations juft , has thy pervading ...
Page 68
... state , are many of them beautifully romantic , and fome of the best subjects for poetry . It has been queftioned whether the circumftance of the dog , although ftriking at the firft view , is introduced propriety , as it is known that ...
... state , are many of them beautifully romantic , and fome of the best subjects for poetry . It has been queftioned whether the circumftance of the dog , although ftriking at the firft view , is introduced propriety , as it is known that ...
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... state of being , and that which approaches nearest to nothing 916 From nature's chain whatever link you strike , 2 Tenth , or ten thousandth , breaks the chain alike † THIS doctrine is precisely the fame with that of the philofophical ...
... state of being , and that which approaches nearest to nothing 916 From nature's chain whatever link you strike , 2 Tenth , or ten thousandth , breaks the chain alike † THIS doctrine is precisely the fame with that of the philofophical ...
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