An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... translations † of the two first olympic odes of Pindar , the two odes of Sappho , and above all , his pleasing tra- gedy of the Distrest Mother § . * Ver . 180 . + The fecret grounds of Philips's malignity to Pope , are faid to be the ...
... translations † of the two first olympic odes of Pindar , the two odes of Sappho , and above all , his pleasing tra- gedy of the Distrest Mother § . * Ver . 180 . + The fecret grounds of Philips's malignity to Pope , are faid to be the ...
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... translations of thofe many epiftles of Tully which he has inferted ; which , however curious , yet break the thread of the narration . Mongault and Melmoth have far exceeded him in their excellent tranflations of these pieces , which ...
... translations of thofe many epiftles of Tully which he has inferted ; which , however curious , yet break the thread of the narration . Mongault and Melmoth have far exceeded him in their excellent tranflations of these pieces , which ...
Page 331
... translation of the thirteenth fatire of Ju- venal ; equal to any that Dryden has given us of that author . * He knew the exact tafte and learning of the perfon he addreffes , and has laboured this imitation accordingly . † Ver . 1 . Mr ...
... translation of the thirteenth fatire of Ju- venal ; equal to any that Dryden has given us of that author . * He knew the exact tafte and learning of the perfon he addreffes , and has laboured this imitation accordingly . † Ver . 1 . Mr ...
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... . See the Effay on Shakespeare by Mrs. Montague , in which he has done honour to her fex and nation ; and gedies . And the rhyme translation they gave of it which 350 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ceffor of Corneille, are full of improba- ...
... . See the Effay on Shakespeare by Mrs. Montague , in which he has done honour to her fex and nation ; and gedies . And the rhyme translation they gave of it which 350 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ceffor of Corneille, are full of improba- ...
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Joseph Warton. gedies . And the rhyme translation they gave of it , is performed pitifully enough . Even Voltaire confeffes , that Corneille is always making his heroes fay of themselves , that they are great men . It is in this paf ...
Joseph Warton. gedies . And the rhyme translation they gave of it , is performed pitifully enough . Even Voltaire confeffes , that Corneille is always making his heroes fay of themselves , that they are great men . It is in this paf ...
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