An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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Page 128
... ridicule was carried fo far , that , to 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 ...
... ridicule was carried fo far , that , to 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 ...
Page 141
... ridicule with which he was flowing , and addreffes his friend in a most delicate compliment , concealed under the appearance of fatire . And you ! brave Cobham , to the latest breath Shall feel your ruling paffion ftrong in death ...
... ridicule with which he was flowing , and addreffes his friend in a most delicate compliment , concealed under the appearance of fatire . And you ! brave Cobham , to the latest breath Shall feel your ruling paffion ftrong in death ...
Page 143
... ridicule . If this Epiftle yields , in any refpect , to the tenth fatire of Boileau on the same subject , it is in the delicacy and variety of the tranfitions , by which the French writer paffes from one character to another , always ...
... ridicule . If this Epiftle yields , in any refpect , to the tenth fatire of Boileau on the same subject , it is in the delicacy and variety of the tranfitions , by which the French writer paffes from one character to another , always ...
Page 149
... ridiculing the falfe pomp of fuftian writers , and the naufeousness of bombaft . I remember he said , that fuch torrents of eloquence were muddy as well as noify ; and that thefe violent and tumultuous authors , put him in mind of a ...
... ridiculing the falfe pomp of fuftian writers , and the naufeousness of bombaft . I remember he said , that fuch torrents of eloquence were muddy as well as noify ; and that thefe violent and tumultuous authors , put him in mind of a ...
Page 158
... ridicule of the many inconveniences that would have encumbered villainy , by bribing and by pay - ́ ing in kind . The following examples * Ver . 55 . carry carry the fatire still higher , and can hardly be 158 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
... ridicule of the many inconveniences that would have encumbered villainy , by bribing and by pay - ́ ing in kind . The following examples * Ver . 55 . carry carry the fatire still higher , and can hardly be 158 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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