The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: ...A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1789 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page 20
... writ- 66 ten by the moderns on this ground - work , they do " but hackney the fame thoughts over again , making " them still more trite . Most of their pieces are no- “ thing but a pert , infipid heap of common place . " Horace has even ...
... writ- 66 ten by the moderns on this ground - work , they do " but hackney the fame thoughts over again , making " them still more trite . Most of their pieces are no- “ thing but a pert , infipid heap of common place . " Horace has even ...
Page 22
... writ in emulation of the Cooper's Hill of Sir John Denham ; the author of it is obfcure , is ambi-- guous , is affected , is temerarious , is barbarous ( t ) . " But the author of the Dispensary , “ Dr. GATRH , in the preface to his ...
... writ in emulation of the Cooper's Hill of Sir John Denham ; the author of it is obfcure , is ambi-- guous , is affected , is temerarious , is barbarous ( t ) . " But the author of the Dispensary , “ Dr. GATRH , in the preface to his ...
Page 35
... writ : " but adds , " it was a victory over a parcel of poor wretches , whom it was almost " cowardice to conquer . A man might as well " " triumph for having killed so many filly flies that " offended him . Could he have let them alone ...
... writ : " but adds , " it was a victory over a parcel of poor wretches , whom it was almost " cowardice to conquer . A man might as well " " triumph for having killed so many filly flies that " offended him . Could he have let them alone ...
Page 63
... writ or read , Ere Pallas issu'd from the Thund'rer's head , REMARKS . 10 Dulness This poem was written in the year 1726. In the next year an imperft & edition was published at Dublin , and reprinted at Lon- don in twelves ; another at ...
... writ or read , Ere Pallas issu'd from the Thund'rer's head , REMARKS . 10 Dulness This poem was written in the year 1726. In the next year an imperft & edition was published at Dublin , and reprinted at Lon- don in twelves ; another at ...
Page 69
... writ . In all's well that ends well , " I am no great Nebuchadnezzar , I have not " much skill in grafs . " Ibid . They are for the flowery way " that leads to the broad - gate and the great fire , " Matth . vii . 13 .. In much ado ...
... writ . In all's well that ends well , " I am no great Nebuchadnezzar , I have not " much skill in grafs . " Ibid . They are for the flowery way " that leads to the broad - gate and the great fire , " Matth . vii . 13 .. In much ado ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abuſed advertiſements ¯neid ¯schylus alſo ancient Bavius beſt called cauſe character Cibber critics Curl Dennis Dryden dull Dulneſs Dunce Dunciad Effay Engliſh Eſſay ev'ry faid falſe fame fatire fays feem fince fing firſt fleep fome fons foon former editions foul fuch fure genius Gildon Goddess hath hero Homer honour houſe Ibid Iliad IMITATIONS itſelf Journal juſt King laſt learned leaſt leſs letter Lord maſter Matthew Concanen moſt muſe muſt never o'er obſerve occafion octavo Ovid paſſage perſon philoſophy pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetry Pope Pope's praiſe preſent printed profe publiſhed raiſe reaſon REMARKS reſt ſame ſay ſcience SCRIBL Scriblerus ſecond ſee ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſince ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſubject ſuch thee theſe thing thoſe thou thro tranflation univerſity uſed verſe Virg Virgil whoſe words writ writing