An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 60
Page 40
... himself to the fubjects and anecdotes of his own . times , like this courtly author , bids fairer to become popular , than he that is em- * " Even little poems , faid POPE , fhould be written by a plan . This method is evident in ...
... himself to the fubjects and anecdotes of his own . times , like this courtly author , bids fairer to become popular , than he that is em- * " Even little poems , faid POPE , fhould be written by a plan . This method is evident in ...
Page 43
... himself , are full of pleafing and virtuous fen- timents , expreffed without any affectation , fo that he ap- pears to be one of the beft profe writers of his time . one one of his imitations of Horace , has ex- hibited AND WRITINGS OF ...
... himself , are full of pleafing and virtuous fen- timents , expreffed without any affectation , fo that he ap- pears to be one of the beft profe writers of his time . one one of his imitations of Horace , has ex- hibited AND WRITINGS OF ...
Page 54
... himself related , because it is characteristical of his old friend , and I fhall give it in the very words which POPE ufed , when he told it to Mr. Spence.- " Dr. Swift has an odd blunt way that is mistaken by strangers for ill - nature ...
... himself related , because it is characteristical of his old friend , and I fhall give it in the very words which POPE ufed , when he told it to Mr. Spence.- " Dr. Swift has an odd blunt way that is mistaken by strangers for ill - nature ...
Page 68
... himself in but few digreffions in this piece ; this is one of the moft poetical . Representations of undif- guifed nature and artlefs innocence always amuse and delight . The fimple notions which uncivilized nations entertain of a ...
... himself in but few digreffions in this piece ; this is one of the moft poetical . Representations of undif- guifed nature and artlefs innocence always amuse and delight . The fimple notions which uncivilized nations entertain of a ...
Page 79
... writer , whose friendship I efteem to be no finall happiness and honour . " Teach us each to regard himself , but as a part of this * Ver . 285 . great great whole ; a part which for its welfare we AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 79.
... writer , whose friendship I efteem to be no finall happiness and honour . " Teach us each to regard himself , but as a part of this * Ver . 285 . great great whole ; a part which for its welfare we AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 79.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abfurd Adamo Addiſon addreffed againſt alfo almoſt alſo beauty becauſe beſt Biſhop Boileau Bolingbroke cauſe cenfure character circumftance defcription defign Demetrius Phalereus Dryden Dunciad Effay elegant epiftle Euripides excellent expreffed expreffion exquifite faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fenfe fenfible fentiment fhall fhew fhould finiſhed firft firſt fome fpeaking fpecies fpirit ftill ftriking ftyle fubject fuch fuperior genius hiftory himſelf Horace Houſe humour Iliad imitation inferted juft laft laſt letter lines Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lucretius malè Milton moft moſt muſt nature obferved occafion Ovid paffage paffed paffion perfon philofopher piece pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetry POPE POPE's prefent profe publiſhed Quintilian reafon reprefented rife ſay SCENA ſhall Sophocles ſpeak ſtate Statius ſtyle Swift tafte taſte thefe theſe thofe thoſe tranflation uſed verfe verſe Virgil Voltaire whofe whoſe words writer δε και