An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1782 - Verse satire, English |
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Page 40
... rise . Which of the French writers has produced any thing at once fo gallant and fo lofty ? The English verfification was much smoothed by Waller ; who used to own that he derived the harmony of his num- bers from Fairfax's Taffo , who ...
... rise . Which of the French writers has produced any thing at once fo gallant and fo lofty ? The English verfification was much smoothed by Waller ; who used to own that he derived the harmony of his num- bers from Fairfax's Taffo , who ...
Page 63
... RISE . 2. But vindicate the ways of God to man . This line is taken from Milton ; And juftify the ways of God to man * . POPE feems to have hinted , by this allu- fion to the Paradife Loft , that he intended his poem for a defence of ...
... RISE . 2. But vindicate the ways of God to man . This line is taken from Milton ; And juftify the ways of God to man * . POPE feems to have hinted , by this allu- fion to the Paradife Loft , that he intended his poem for a defence of ...
Page 94
... more lafting bands . Ep . iii . v . 131 . And again ; And still new needs , new helps , new habits rise , That graft benevolence on charities . Ep . iii . v . 137 . and 1 and founded in these very wants ? What can 94 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... more lafting bands . Ep . iii . v . 131 . And again ; And still new needs , new helps , new habits rise , That graft benevolence on charities . Ep . iii . v . 137 . and 1 and founded in these very wants ? What can 94 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Page 101
... rise and effects of super- ftition and tyranny , and the restoration of true religion and just government , all these ought to be mentioned as paffages that de- serve high applause , nay as fome of the moft exalted pieces of English ...
... rise and effects of super- ftition and tyranny , and the restoration of true religion and just government , all these ought to be mentioned as paffages that de- serve high applause , nay as fome of the moft exalted pieces of English ...
Page 127
... age . We adopted it from the French , without confidering the reasons that give rise to it among that people : the Ep . i . ver . 10 . religious , religious , and particularly the Jefuits , per- ceiving that AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 127.
... age . We adopted it from the French , without confidering the reasons that give rise to it among that people : the Ep . i . ver . 10 . religious , religious , and particularly the Jefuits , per- ceiving that AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 127.
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