An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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Page iv
... attend to the difference there is , betwixt a MAN OF WIT , a MAN OF SENSE , and a TRUE POET Donne and Swift , were un- doubtedly men of wit , and men of fense : but what traces have they left of PURE POETRY ? Fontenelle and La Motte are ...
... attend to the difference there is , betwixt a MAN OF WIT , a MAN OF SENSE , and a TRUE POET Donne and Swift , were un- doubtedly men of wit , and men of fense : but what traces have they left of PURE POETRY ? Fontenelle and La Motte are ...
Page 13
... gathered together on this impor- tant event , and says only in undistinguishing terms , * Ifaiah , c . lx . v . 4 , 6 , 7 . See See , barbarous nations at thy gates attend , Walk AND GENIUS OF POPE . 13 I never heard ...
... gathered together on this impor- tant event , and says only in undistinguishing terms , * Ifaiah , c . lx . v . 4 , 6 , 7 . See See , barbarous nations at thy gates attend , Walk AND GENIUS OF POPE . 13 I never heard ...
Page 14
... attend the fall of that magnificent city , Babylon : and the latter is perhaps a more proper and interesting fubject for poetry than the former ; as fuch kinds of objects make the deepest impreffion on the mind : pity being a stronger ...
... attend the fall of that magnificent city , Babylon : and the latter is perhaps a more proper and interesting fubject for poetry than the former ; as fuch kinds of objects make the deepest impreffion on the mind : pity being a stronger ...
Page 44
... , particular and picturesque is this affemblage of circumstances that attend a very keen froft in a night of winter ! Ver . 1645 . + Ver . 176 . Loud Loud rings the frozen earth , and hard reflects A 44 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... , particular and picturesque is this affemblage of circumstances that attend a very keen froft in a night of winter ! Ver . 1645 . + Ver . 176 . Loud Loud rings the frozen earth , and hard reflects A 44 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
Page 75
... attended with inconve- " niences , and that it has fometimes com- pelled the ancients to violate probability ; " but it notwithstanding is apparent by " the use they fometimes made of it , that " its advantages exceed its inconveniences ...
... attended with inconve- " niences , and that it has fometimes com- pelled the ancients to violate probability ; " but it notwithstanding is apparent by " the use they fometimes made of it , that " its advantages exceed its inconveniences ...
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