An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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Page 126
... " precepts , which they never could have inven- " ted ; fo that practice has introduced rules , " rather than rules have directed practice . " FOR " For this reafon , the laws of every species 126 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... " precepts , which they never could have inven- " ted ; fo that practice has introduced rules , " rather than rules have directed practice . " FOR " For this reafon , the laws of every species 126 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
Page 127
Joseph Warton. " For this reafon , the laws of every species " of writing have been fettled by the ideas of " him by whom it was firft raised to reputa- " tion ; without much enquiry , whether his " performances were not yet fufceptible ...
Joseph Warton. " For this reafon , the laws of every species " of writing have been fettled by the ideas of " him by whom it was firft raised to reputa- " tion ; without much enquiry , whether his " performances were not yet fufceptible ...
Page 174
... species of compofition , and who are the most complete models of style , are Homer , in epic poetry ; Stefichorus and Alcæus in lyric ; in tragic , Sophocles ; in hiftory , Herodotus ; in elo- quence , Demofthènes ; in philosophy , Demo ...
... species of compofition , and who are the most complete models of style , are Homer , in epic poetry ; Stefichorus and Alcæus in lyric ; in tragic , Sophocles ; in hiftory , Herodotus ; in elo- quence , Demofthènes ; in philosophy , Demo ...
Page 194
... species of compofition . This poem has the praise of being one of the firft , if not the very first , pieces of criticism , that appeared in Italy , fince the revival of learning : for it was finished , as is evident from a fhort adver ...
... species of compofition . This poem has the praise of being one of the firft , if not the very first , pieces of criticism , that appeared in Italy , fince the revival of learning : for it was finished , as is evident from a fhort adver ...
Page 198
... species of poetry , to no other purpofe than to manifeft his own inferiority . The piece is , indeed , of the fatyric , rather than of the preceptive , kind . The coldness and neglect with which this writer , formed only on the French ...
... species of poetry , to no other purpofe than to manifeft his own inferiority . The piece is , indeed , of the fatyric , rather than of the preceptive , kind . The coldness and neglect with which this writer , formed only on the French ...
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