An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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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 super- 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 super- 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 story , 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 story , 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 61
... , and by Antoninus and Simplicius . In illuftrating his subject , POPE has been much more deeply indebted to the Theodiceé of Leibnitz , to Arch- bishop bishop King's Origin of Evil , and to the Moralifts AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 61.
... , and by Antoninus and Simplicius . In illuftrating his subject , POPE has been much more deeply indebted to the Theodiceé of Leibnitz , to Arch- bishop bishop King's Origin of Evil , and to the Moralifts AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 61.
Page 83
... subject with our author ; and it is faid , he intended to have written four epiftles on it , wherein he would have treated of the extent and limits of human reafon , of arts and fciences ufeful and attainable , of the different ...
... subject with our author ; and it is faid , he intended to have written four epiftles on it , wherein he would have treated of the extent and limits of human reafon , of arts and fciences ufeful and attainable , of the different ...
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