An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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Page 79
... pleasure of illustrating this fentiment in the words of a writer , whose friendship I efteem to be no small happiness and honour . " Teach us each to regard himself , but as a part of this • Ver . 285 . great great whole ; a part which ...
... pleasure of illustrating this fentiment in the words of a writer , whose friendship I efteem to be no small happiness and honour . " Teach us each to regard himself , but as a part of this • Ver . 285 . great great whole ; a part which ...
Page 83
... pleasure , or ingenious pain ; Expunge the whole , or lop th ' excrescent parts , Of all our vices have created arts * . THE abuses of learning are enumerated with brevity and elegance , in these few lines . It was a favourite subject ...
... pleasure , or ingenious pain ; Expunge the whole , or lop th ' excrescent parts , Of all our vices have created arts * . THE abuses of learning are enumerated with brevity and elegance , in these few lines . It was a favourite subject ...
Page 84
... pleasure . not inferior to the more gay entertainments of painting , mufic , or architecture ; and it is for the advantage of mankind that some are found , who have a taste for thefe ftudies . The only fault lies , in letting any of ...
... pleasure . not inferior to the more gay entertainments of painting , mufic , or architecture ; and it is for the advantage of mankind that some are found , who have a taste for thefe ftudies . The only fault lies , in letting any of ...
Page 87
... PLEASURE's fmiling train , HATE , FEAR , and GRIEF , the family of PAIN . THIS beautiful group of allegorical per- fonages , fo ftrongly contrafted , how do they act ? The profopopeia is unfortunately dropped , and the metaphor changed ...
... PLEASURE's fmiling train , HATE , FEAR , and GRIEF , the family of PAIN . THIS beautiful group of allegorical per- fonages , fo ftrongly contrafted , how do they act ? The profopopeia is unfortunately dropped , and the metaphor changed ...
Page 88
... Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but removes weak paffions for the ftrong t . * The Pleasures of Imagination , Book iii . v . 546 . + Ver . 157 . THIS THIS is from the Duke de la Rochefou- cault . 88 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... Proud of an easy conquest all along , She but removes weak paffions for the ftrong t . * The Pleasures of Imagination , Book iii . v . 546 . + Ver . 157 . THIS THIS is from the Duke de la Rochefou- cault . 88 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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