An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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Page 15
... style frequently shadows the kings and princes of the Gentiles , rejoice , and in- sult with reproaches the broken power of their most implacable foe . She She is at reft , the whole earth is quiet AND GENIUS OF POPE . 15.
... style frequently shadows the kings and princes of the Gentiles , rejoice , and in- sult with reproaches the broken power of their most implacable foe . She She is at reft , the whole earth is quiet AND GENIUS OF POPE . 15.
Page 49
... , ( page 14 , ) contain many copies of exquifite descrip- sive poetry , in a genuine classical style . See particularly The Rivers , H THESE observations on Thomson , which however would not have AND GENIUS OF POPE . 49.
... , ( page 14 , ) contain many copies of exquifite descrip- sive poetry , in a genuine classical style . See particularly The Rivers , H THESE observations on Thomson , which however would not have AND GENIUS OF POPE . 49.
Page 102
... style . The former will frequently be hurried into obscurity or turgidity , and a false grandeur of diction ; the latter will feldom hazard a figure , whose usage is not already established , or an image beyond common life ; will always ...
... style . The former will frequently be hurried into obscurity or turgidity , and a false grandeur of diction ; the latter will feldom hazard a figure , whose usage is not already established , or an image beyond common life ; will always ...
Page 119
... style diffuse and verbose , and the learning seemingly contained in them not drawn from the originals , but picked up * Page 40 . † v . 60 . and and purloined from French critics and tranfla- tions , and AND GENIUS OF POPE . 119.
... style diffuse and verbose , and the learning seemingly contained in them not drawn from the originals , but picked up * Page 40 . † v . 60 . and and purloined from French critics and tranfla- tions , and AND GENIUS OF POPE . 119.
Page 146
... style in every compofition . Let us , on this occafion , compare two passages from Theocritus and Ovid upon the same subject . The Cyclops , in the former , addresses Galatea with comparisons , natural , obvious , and drawn from his ...
... style in every compofition . Let us , on this occafion , compare two passages from Theocritus and Ovid upon the same subject . The Cyclops , in the former , addresses Galatea with comparisons , natural , obvious , and drawn from his ...
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