An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... because " another's . Maxims are drawn from no- " tions , and those from guess . " What shall we say of this passage ? -- Why , that it is most excellent sense , but just as poetical as the " Qui fit " M¿cenas " of the author who recom ...
... because " another's . Maxims are drawn from no- " tions , and those from guess . " What shall we say of this passage ? -- Why , that it is most excellent sense , but just as poetical as the " Qui fit " M¿cenas " of the author who recom ...
Page x
... because I am perhaps ashamed or afraid to speak out in plain English , I will adopt the follow- ing passage of Voltaire , which , in my opinion , as exactly characterizes POPE , as it does his model Boileau , for whom it was originally ...
... because I am perhaps ashamed or afraid to speak out in plain English , I will adopt the follow- ing passage of Voltaire , which , in my opinion , as exactly characterizes POPE , as it does his model Boileau , for whom it was originally ...
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... because it so highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed so perni- cious to the liberties of Europe ; and as a poet , because he was deeply confcious that his own. * Ver . 417. et seq . poet , * Iliad . B. 16. in the notes ...
... because it so highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed so perni- cious to the liberties of Europe ; and as a poet , because he was deeply confcious that his own. * Ver . 417. et seq . poet , * Iliad . B. 16. in the notes ...
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Joseph Warton. poet , because he was deeply confcious that his own CAMPAIGN , that gazette in rhyme , contained no strokes of such genuine and sublime poetry as the conclusion before us . It is one of the greatest and most pleasing arts ...
Joseph Warton. poet , because he was deeply confcious that his own CAMPAIGN , that gazette in rhyme , contained no strokes of such genuine and sublime poetry as the conclusion before us . It is one of the greatest and most pleasing arts ...
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... of Mr. West's ode on the barons procuring magna charta , which I chuse to give at length , because it contains almost all the the different measures of which the English language seems capable AND GENIUS OF POPE . 69.
... of Mr. West's ode on the barons procuring magna charta , which I chuse to give at length , because it contains almost all the the different measures of which the English language seems capable AND GENIUS OF POPE . 69.
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