An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... Godfrey Kneller , he defired to be painted with a Spenfer in his hand . † Book iii . c . 11 . I Пep ur . Sec . 15 . IT IT has been fafhionable of late to imitate Spenfer , 5 36 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS Here all is in life and motion; here we ...
... Godfrey Kneller , he defired to be painted with a Spenfer in his hand . † Book iii . c . 11 . I Пep ur . Sec . 15 . IT IT has been fafhionable of late to imitate Spenfer , 5 36 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS Here all is in life and motion; here we ...
Page 37
Joseph Warton. IT has been fafhionable of late to imitate Spenfer , but the likeness of most of these copies , hath confifted rather in using a few of his ancient expreffions , than in catch- ing his real manner . Some however have been ...
Joseph Warton. IT has been fafhionable of late to imitate Spenfer , but the likeness of most of these copies , hath confifted rather in using a few of his ancient expreffions , than in catch- ing his real manner . Some however have been ...
Page 38
... imitations , POPE faid to Mr. Spence , " I had once a defign of giving a taste of all the Greek poets ; I would have tranflated a hymn of Homer , an ode of Pindar , an idyllium of Theocritus , & c . fo that I would have exhibited a ...
... imitations , POPE faid to Mr. Spence , " I had once a defign of giving a taste of all the Greek poets ; I would have tranflated a hymn of Homer , an ode of Pindar , an idyllium of Theocritus , & c . fo that I would have exhibited a ...
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... imitation is of COWLEY , in two pieces , on a garden , and on weeping , in which POPE has properly enough , in conformity to his original , extorted fome moral , or darted forth fome witticifm on every object he mentions : It is not ...
... imitation is of COWLEY , in two pieces , on a garden , and on weeping , in which POPE has properly enough , in conformity to his original , extorted fome moral , or darted forth fome witticifm on every object he mentions : It is not ...
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... imitating the eafy manner of Horace's epiftolary writings ; I must therefore insert a fpecimen of this , his ... imitations of Horace , has ex- hibited AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 43.
... imitating the eafy manner of Horace's epiftolary writings ; I must therefore insert a fpecimen of this , his ... imitations of Horace , has ex- hibited AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 43.
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