An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2Gregg, 1782 |
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Page 45
... these two writers , than the pieces in question . It is remarkable , that Milton ends his ode with a kind of prophecy importing , that however he may be at present traduced , yet posterity will applaud his work . At ULTIMI Nepotes ...
... these two writers , than the pieces in question . It is remarkable , that Milton ends his ode with a kind of prophecy importing , that however he may be at present traduced , yet posterity will applaud his work . At ULTIMI Nepotes ...
Page 50
... these two qua- lities are by no means incompatible . The greatest wits , says Addison , I have ever conversed with , were persons of the best tempers . Dorset possessed the rare secret of uniting energy with ease , in his striking ...
... these two qua- lities are by no means incompatible . The greatest wits , says Addison , I have ever conversed with , were persons of the best tempers . Dorset possessed the rare secret of uniting energy with ease , in his striking ...
Page 51
... these writers thinking themselves burlesqued , are faid to have been mortified . But POPE observed on the occasion , " Brown is an excellent copyist , and those who take his imitations amiss , are much in the wrong ; they are very ...
... these writers thinking themselves burlesqued , are faid to have been mortified . But POPE observed on the occasion , " Brown is an excellent copyist , and those who take his imitations amiss , are much in the wrong ; they are very ...
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... These three rings were the Jewish , Christian , and Mahometan religions . It is , moreover , an imitation of the history of Mero and Enegu , by Fonte- nelle * . Mero was the anagram of Rome , and Enegu of Geneva . These two sisters ...
... These three rings were the Jewish , Christian , and Mahometan religions . It is , moreover , an imitation of the history of Mero and Enegu , by Fonte- nelle * . Mero was the anagram of Rome , and Enegu of Geneva . These two sisters ...
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... these lines as an example of energy of stile , and of POPE's manner of compressing together many images , without confusion , and without superfluous epithets , Substantives and verbs are the finews of lan- guage . 9. If plagues or ...
... these lines as an example of energy of stile , and of POPE's manner of compressing together many images , without confusion , and without superfluous epithets , Substantives and verbs are the finews of lan- guage . 9. If plagues or ...
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