An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... says Mr. Hurd , that Sir Philip Sydney in his Arcadia , and afterwards Spenser in his Faery Queen , obferved fo unnatural a conduct in those works ; in which the ftory proceeds as it were by fnatches , and with continual interruptions ...
... says Mr. Hurd , that Sir Philip Sydney in his Arcadia , and afterwards Spenser in his Faery Queen , obferved fo unnatural a conduct in those works ; in which the ftory proceeds as it were by fnatches , and with continual interruptions ...
Page 70
... Say what the ufe , were finer optics giv❜n , T ' infpect a mite , not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch , if tremblingly alive all o'er , To smart and agonize at ev'ry pore ↑ ? " If by the help of fuch microscopical eyes , if I may fo ...
... Say what the ufe , were finer optics giv❜n , T ' infpect a mite , not comprehend the heav'n ? Or touch , if tremblingly alive all o'er , To smart and agonize at ev'ry pore ↑ ? " If by the help of fuch microscopical eyes , if I may fo ...
Page 78
... . Which lines at prefent ftand thus , How inftinct varies in the grovling fwine , Compar'd , half - reas'ning elephant , with thine . * Ver . 251 . Say Say what the use , were finer optics giv❜n , 78 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... . Which lines at prefent ftand thus , How inftinct varies in the grovling fwine , Compar'd , half - reas'ning elephant , with thine . * Ver . 251 . Say Say what the use , were finer optics giv❜n , 78 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Page 79
Joseph Warton. Say what the use , were finer optics giv❜n , T ' infpect a mite , not comprehend the heav'n . Formerly it stood , No felf - confounding faculties to fhare ; No fenfes ftronger than his brain can bear . At prefent , No pow ...
Joseph Warton. Say what the use , were finer optics giv❜n , T ' infpect a mite , not comprehend the heav'n . Formerly it stood , No felf - confounding faculties to fhare ; No fenfes ftronger than his brain can bear . At prefent , No pow ...
Page 143
... . It was a common say- ing of Boileau , fpeaking of La Bruyere , that one of the most difficult parts of com- pofition , was the art of tranfition . That we we may see how happily POPE has caught the manner AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 143.
... . It was a common say- ing of Boileau , fpeaking of La Bruyere , that one of the most difficult parts of com- pofition , was the art of tranfition . That we we may see how happily POPE has caught the manner AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 143.
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