An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 118
... mentioned , on account of their aptnefs and propriety . The first is , where he compares man to the vine , that gains its strength from the em- brace it gives the fecond is conceived with peculiar felicity ; all Nature does not per ...
... mentioned , on account of their aptnefs and propriety . The first is , where he compares man to the vine , that gains its strength from the em- brace it gives the fecond is conceived with peculiar felicity ; all Nature does not per ...
Page 121
... mentioned , too remarkable to be omitted ; and which per- haps fome may be almoft tempted to doubt the truth of . In a cafe of fo delicate a nature I chufe to quote the original . " M. le Chevalier Newton , grand Géométre & nullement ...
... mentioned , too remarkable to be omitted ; and which per- haps fome may be almoft tempted to doubt the truth of . In a cafe of fo delicate a nature I chufe to quote the original . " M. le Chevalier Newton , grand Géométre & nullement ...
Page 124
... mentioned will compofe a first book ; the plan of the fecond is fettled . You will not understand by what I have faid , that POPE will go fo deep into the argument , or carry it so far as I have hinted . The Effay on Man was elegantly ...
... mentioned will compofe a first book ; the plan of the fecond is fettled . You will not understand by what I have faid , that POPE will go fo deep into the argument , or carry it so far as I have hinted . The Effay on Man was elegantly ...
Page 127
... mentioned French writers , of whom our author was remarkably fond : But whatever obferva- tions he has borrowed from them , he has made his own by the dexterity of his appli- cation . 1. Men may be read , as well as books , too much ...
... mentioned French writers , of whom our author was remarkably fond : But whatever obferva- tions he has borrowed from them , he has made his own by the dexterity of his appli- cation . 1. Men may be read , as well as books , too much ...
Page 128
... mention one inftance out of ten thousand , the publisher of La Rochfoucault's maxims makes a grave apology in form , for quoting Seneca in Latin . 2. At half mankind , when gen'rous Manly raves , All know ' tis virtue , for he thinks ...
... mention one inftance out of ten thousand , the publisher of La Rochfoucault's maxims makes a grave apology in form , for quoting Seneca in Latin . 2. At half mankind , when gen'rous Manly raves , All know ' tis virtue , for he thinks ...
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