An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 96
... Boileau read thefe words to his friend Moliere to whom they are addreffed , the latter , squeezing his hand with earnest- nefs , faid— " This is one of the best truths have ever uttered . I am not one of thofe fublime geniufes of whom ...
... Boileau read thefe words to his friend Moliere to whom they are addreffed , the latter , squeezing his hand with earnest- nefs , faid— " This is one of the best truths have ever uttered . I am not one of thofe fublime geniufes of whom ...
Page 129
... Boileau in the mean time affirmed that it was the ca- pital work of their stage , and that the people would one time be induced to think fo . 3. Unthought - of frailties cheat us in the wife * . FOR who could imagine that LOCKE was fond ...
... Boileau in the mean time affirmed that it was the ca- pital work of their stage , and that the people would one time be induced to think fo . 3. Unthought - of frailties cheat us in the wife * . FOR who could imagine that LOCKE was fond ...
Page 143
... Boileau on the fame subject , it is in the delicacy and variety of the transitions , by which the French writer paffes from one character to another , always connecting each with the foregoing . It was a common fay- ing of Boileau ...
... Boileau on the fame subject , it is in the delicacy and variety of the transitions , by which the French writer paffes from one character to another , always connecting each with the foregoing . It was a common fay- ing of Boileau ...
Page 144
Joseph Warton. we may fee how happily POPE has caught the manner of Boileau , let us survey one of his pourtraits : it fhall be that of his learned lady . Qui ... Boileau . So So much the fury fill outran the wit , The 144 ESSAY ON THE ...
Joseph Warton. we may fee how happily POPE has caught the manner of Boileau , let us survey one of his pourtraits : it fhall be that of his learned lady . Qui ... Boileau . So So much the fury fill outran the wit , The 144 ESSAY ON THE ...
Page 150
... Boileau , faid the Prince of Conti , does not write against Perrault , I will go myself to the Academy , and I will write upon his feat , Brutus , you are afleep . but , but , too frequently repeated , it becomes tiresome , 150 ESSAY ON ...
... Boileau , faid the Prince of Conti , does not write against Perrault , I will go myself to the Academy , and I will write upon his feat , Brutus , you are afleep . but , but , too frequently repeated , it becomes tiresome , 150 ESSAY ON ...
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