The Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideHenry Lintot, 1736 |
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... taken for granted , by the judgment commonly past upon Poems . A Critic fuppofes he has done his part , if he proves a writer to have fail'd in an expreffion , A 3 ΩΣ or err'd in any particular point : and can it PREFACE. ...
... taken for granted , by the judgment commonly past upon Poems . A Critic fuppofes he has done his part , if he proves a writer to have fail'd in an expreffion , A 3 ΩΣ or err'd in any particular point : and can it PREFACE. ...
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... Poets in general feem refolv'd not to own themselves in any error ? For as long as one fide despises a well - meant endeavour , the other will not be fatisfy'd with a moderate approbation . I am afraid this extreme zeal on both fides is ...
... Poets in general feem refolv'd not to own themselves in any error ? For as long as one fide despises a well - meant endeavour , the other will not be fatisfy'd with a moderate approbation . I am afraid this extreme zeal on both fides is ...
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... Poem , and vice verfa a whole Poem for the fake of some paricular lines . I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer , as the power of rejecting his own thoughts ; and it must be this ( if any thing ) that can ...
... Poem , and vice verfa a whole Poem for the fake of some paricular lines . I believe no one qualification is so likely to make a good writer , as the power of rejecting his own thoughts ; and it must be this ( if any thing ) that can ...
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... Poems ( as long as they laft ) remain as a teftimo- ny , that their Author never made his talents fub- fervient to the mean and unworthy ends of Party or felf - interest ; the gratification of publick pre- judices , or private paffions ...
... Poems ( as long as they laft ) remain as a teftimo- ny , that their Author never made his talents fub- fervient to the mean and unworthy ends of Party or felf - interest ; the gratification of publick pre- judices , or private paffions ...
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... Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent , and fa . vour'd by the publick in general . Nov. 10 , 1716 . PAS- On Mr. POPE and his Poems , By ...
... Poets , to teach them that when real merit is wanting , it avails nothing to have been encourag'd by the great , commended by the eminent , and fa . vour'd by the publick in general . Nov. 10 , 1716 . PAS- On Mr. POPE and his Poems , By ...
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