An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1782 - Verse satire, English |
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Page 104
... less than the origin of the arts of life . NATURE is perfonified alfo by Lucretius , and intro- duced fpeaking with fuitable majesty and elevation ; she is chiding her foolish and ungrateful children for their vain and im- pious ...
... less than the origin of the arts of life . NATURE is perfonified alfo by Lucretius , and intro- duced fpeaking with fuitable majesty and elevation ; she is chiding her foolish and ungrateful children for their vain and im- pious ...
Page 125
... less honour to the Poet , than to our Philofopher ; but was foon måde to understand that any thing of that kind was taken highly amifs , by one ( i .. Bishop Warburton ) who had once held the doctrine of that fame Essay to be rank ...
... less honour to the Poet , than to our Philofopher ; but was foon måde to understand that any thing of that kind was taken highly amifs , by one ( i .. Bishop Warburton ) who had once held the doctrine of that fame Essay to be rank ...
Page 191
... less ungrateful than unjußt . + See his Athelwood - and his tranflation of that fine play Merope , which I have frequently reproached Mr. Gar- by fome means or other , gained our au- thor's rick AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 19t Welted ...
... less ungrateful than unjußt . + See his Athelwood - and his tranflation of that fine play Merope , which I have frequently reproached Mr. Gar- by fome means or other , gained our au- thor's rick AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 19t Welted ...
Page 402
... less , has written the following hendecafyl- lables : • As that on Kneller is the worft , in imitation of two wretched lines on Raphaël , which had a much better turn given to them by Mr. W. Harrison , of New College , a fa vourite of ...
... less , has written the following hendecafyl- lables : • As that on Kneller is the worft , in imitation of two wretched lines on Raphaël , which had a much better turn given to them by Mr. W. Harrison , of New College , a fa vourite of ...
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