An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 85
... French accufe of introducing the ab- rupt , affected ftyle , is frequently obfcure . " Non minus autem cavenda erit , fays Quintilian , quæ nimium corri- pientes omnia fequitur , obfcuritas : fatiufque eft aliquid narrationi fupereffe ...
... French accufe of introducing the ab- rupt , affected ftyle , is frequently obfcure . " Non minus autem cavenda erit , fays Quintilian , quæ nimium corri- pientes omnia fequitur , obfcuritas : fatiufque eft aliquid narrationi fupereffe ...
Page 124
... French verfe by M. Du Refnel . It was more accurately rendered into French profe by M. De Silhouete . Which tranflation has been often printed ; at Paris 1736 ; at London 1741 , in Quarto ; at the Hague 1742. He has fubjoined a defence ...
... French verfe by M. Du Refnel . It was more accurately rendered into French profe by M. De Silhouete . Which tranflation has been often printed ; at Paris 1736 ; at London 1741 , in Quarto ; at the Hague 1742. He has fubjoined a defence ...
Page 126
... French THE literature , usually extol thofe authors of that nation who have treated of life and manners and five of them particularly are esteemed to be unrivalled ; namely , MoN- . TAIGNE , CHARRON , LAROCHFOUCAULT , LA BRUYERE , and ...
... French THE literature , usually extol thofe authors of that nation who have treated of life and manners and five of them particularly are esteemed to be unrivalled ; namely , MoN- . TAIGNE , CHARRON , LAROCHFOUCAULT , LA BRUYERE , and ...
Page 127
... French can boast of no author who has fo much exhaufted the fcience of morals , as POPE has in these five Epiftles . They indeed contain all that is folid and valuable in the above - mentioned French writers , of whom our author was ...
... French can boast of no author who has fo much exhaufted the fcience of morals , as POPE has in these five Epiftles . They indeed contain all that is folid and valuable in the above - mentioned French writers , of whom our author was ...
Page 128
... and profligate libertine ; Mo- liere was beloved for his candour , fweet- nefs of temper and integrity . It is re- * Ver . 57- markable markable that the French did not relish this incomparable comedy 128 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... and profligate libertine ; Mo- liere was beloved for his candour , fweet- nefs of temper and integrity . It is re- * Ver . 57- markable markable that the French did not relish this incomparable comedy 128 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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