An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 83
... reason , of arts and sciences useful and attainable , of the different capacities of different men , of the knowledge of the world , and of wit . Such cenfures , even of the most unimportant parts of literature , fhould not , however ...
... reason , of arts and sciences useful and attainable , of the different capacities of different men , of the knowledge of the world , and of wit . Such cenfures , even of the most unimportant parts of literature , fhould not , however ...
Page 127
... We adopted it from the French , without confidering the reasons that give rife to it among that people : the * Ep . i . ver . 10 . religious , religious , and particularly the Jesuits , per- ceiving that AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 127.
... We adopted it from the French , without confidering the reasons that give rife to it among that people : the * Ep . i . ver . 10 . religious , religious , and particularly the Jesuits , per- ceiving that AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 127.
Page 132
... reasons that makes Mon- tagne fo agreeable a writer is , that he gives fo ftrong a picture of the way of life of a country gentleman in the reign of Henry the Third . The descriptions of his castle , + Ver . 87 . • Orat . pro M. Cælio ...
... reasons that makes Mon- tagne fo agreeable a writer is , that he gives fo ftrong a picture of the way of life of a country gentleman in the reign of Henry the Third . The descriptions of his castle , + Ver . 87 . • Orat . pro M. Cælio ...
Page 135
... reason , but only because he hated the word , League . It is a fault in Davila , as well as Tacitus , never to afcribe great events , to whim , ca- price , private paffions , and petty causes . 8. Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface ...
... reason , but only because he hated the word , League . It is a fault in Davila , as well as Tacitus , never to afcribe great events , to whim , ca- price , private paffions , and petty causes . 8. Judge we by nature ? Habit can efface ...
Page 154
... that it was impoffible it could be PoPE's , on account of this very paffage . POPE inferted many good lines in Harte's Effay on Reason . * V. 205 , the the travelling through that one long , strait , avenue 154 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... that it was impoffible it could be PoPE's , on account of this very paffage . POPE inferted many good lines in Harte's Effay on Reason . * V. 205 , the the travelling through that one long , strait , avenue 154 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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