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Page 237
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shown some- times as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of ...
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shown some- times as the phantom of a vision ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of ...
Page 285
... pleasing or safe , the acquisition of pro- perty without injury to any , the appropriation of the waste and luxuriant bounties of nature , and the enjoyment of those gifts which Heaven has scattered upon regions uncultivated and un ...
... pleasing or safe , the acquisition of pro- perty without injury to any , the appropriation of the waste and luxuriant bounties of nature , and the enjoyment of those gifts which Heaven has scattered upon regions uncultivated and un ...
Page 390
... pleasing to consider that he produced this piece at twenty , and never afterwards excelled it : he that delights himself with observing that such powers may be soon attained , cannot but grieve to think that life was ever after at a ...
... pleasing to consider that he produced this piece at twenty , and never afterwards excelled it : he that delights himself with observing that such powers may be soon attained , cannot but grieve to think that life was ever after at a ...
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Absalom and Achitophel acquaintance Addison Æneid afterwards appears blank verse censure character considered conversation Cowley criticism death declared delight desire diction diligence Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English excellence expected faults favour friends genius Georgics happy honour Iliad images imagination imitation John Dryden John Wain Johnson kind King knew known labour language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mentioned metaphysical poets Milton mind nature neglected never NIHIL numbers observed occasion once opinion Paradise Lost passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise produced published Queen reader reason received remarks reputation resentment rhyme Samuel Johnson satire Savage says seems sentiments solicited sometimes sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thought told tragedy translation truth Tyrconnel verses Virgil virtue write written wrote