An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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Page 195
... second your's ; I look upon the fate of your piece , like that of a great treasure , which is bury'd as foon as brought to light ; but it is fure to be dug up the next age , and enrich posterity . " 30. His ftudy ! with what authors is ...
... second your's ; I look upon the fate of your piece , like that of a great treasure , which is bury'd as foon as brought to light ; but it is fure to be dug up the next age , and enrich posterity . " 30. His ftudy ! with what authors is ...
Page 232
... second line * These animadverfions obviously relate to the History of his own Times , and not to his Hiftory of the Reformation , and his other important works , + Ver . 151 . Ingenii plurimum eft in eo , & acerbitas mira , & urba ...
... second line * These animadverfions obviously relate to the History of his own Times , and not to his Hiftory of the Reformation , and his other important works , + Ver . 151 . Ingenii plurimum eft in eo , & acerbitas mira , & urba ...
Page 251
... second volume ( which is indeed much inferior to the firft ) read like party pamphlets verfified . Dione has not refcued us from the imputation of having no pastoral- comedy , that can be compared , in the fmalleft degree , to the ...
... second volume ( which is indeed much inferior to the firft ) read like party pamphlets verfified . Dione has not refcued us from the imputation of having no pastoral- comedy , that can be compared , in the fmalleft degree , to the ...
Page 272
... second book . He obferved , how well that would fuit my cafe , if I were to imitate it in English . After he was gone , I read it over , tranflated it in a morning or two , and fent it to press in a week or fortnight after . And this ...
... second book . He obferved , how well that would fuit my cafe , if I were to imitate it in English . After he was gone , I read it over , tranflated it in a morning or two , and fent it to press in a week or fortnight after . And this ...
Page 293
... to allude , rather than to what + Ver . 125 . * Ver . 71 . Whose character is finely touched by that sweet ex- preffion , mitis fapientia . U 3 Tully Tully mentions in the second book De Ora- tore , AND WRITINGS OF POPE , 293.
... to allude , rather than to what + Ver . 125 . * Ver . 71 . Whose character is finely touched by that sweet ex- preffion , mitis fapientia . U 3 Tully Tully mentions in the second book De Ora- tore , AND WRITINGS OF POPE , 293.
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