An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 45
... subject , Ad Johannem Roufeium , 1646 , written in the true spirit of the ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allufion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Eternorum operum ...
... subject , Ad Johannem Roufeium , 1646 , written in the true spirit of the ancient Lyrics , and an excellent imitation of Pindar . One allufion to Euripides of whom Milton is known to have been fo fond , I cannot omit . Eternorum operum ...
Page 52
... subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been fcrutinized in fo many late writings , that it is fuper- fluous to enter upon it , especially as from many ...
... subject Swift defired him to write upon , and for which he furnished him with many hints . The character of Swift has been fcrutinized in fo many late writings , that it is fuper- fluous to enter upon it , especially as from many ...
Page 58
... subject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to profe . " He has not wandered into any useless digreffions , has employed no fictions , no tale or ftory , and has relied ...
... subject was high , and of dignity , because of its being mixed with argument which of its nature approacheth to profe . " He has not wandered into any useless digreffions , has employed no fictions , no tale or ftory , and has relied ...
Page 59
... subject is of a pre- ceptive poem , the more ftriking appears the art of the poet : It is even of use perhaps to chuse a low fubject . In this refpect Virgil had the advantage over Lucretius ; the latter , with all his vigour and ...
... subject is of a pre- ceptive poem , the more ftriking appears the art of the poet : It is even of use perhaps to chuse a low fubject . In this refpect Virgil had the advantage over Lucretius ; the latter , with all his vigour and ...
Page 123
... subject : he pleads the cause of God . I ufe Seneca's expreffion against that famous charge which atheifts in all ages have brought , the supposed unequal difpenfations of Providence ; a charge which I cannot heartily forgive your ...
... subject : he pleads the cause of God . I ufe Seneca's expreffion against that famous charge which atheifts in all ages have brought , the supposed unequal difpenfations of Providence ; a charge which I cannot heartily forgive your ...
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