An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... himself speaking , and madly boafting of his unbounded power , whence the prodigiousness of his ruin is won- derfully aggravated . Nor is this enough ; a new perfonage is immediately formed : Thofe are introduced who found the body of ...
... himself speaking , and madly boafting of his unbounded power , whence the prodigiousness of his ruin is won- derfully aggravated . Nor is this enough ; a new perfonage is immediately formed : Thofe are introduced who found the body of ...
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... himself , all speaking in order ; and behold them acting their feveral parts , as it were in a drama . One continued action is carried on ; or rather a various and manifold feries of dif- ferent actions is connected . Every excellence ...
... himself , all speaking in order ; and behold them acting their feveral parts , as it were in a drama . One continued action is carried on ; or rather a various and manifold feries of dif- ferent actions is connected . Every excellence ...
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... himself is not fuperiour to this neglected author , in this particular . After painting a landfchape very extenfive and diverfified , he adds ; Thus is nature's vefture wrought To instruct our wandring thought , F 2 Thus Thus the ...
... himself is not fuperiour to this neglected author , in this particular . After painting a landfchape very extenfive and diverfified , he adds ; Thus is nature's vefture wrought To instruct our wandring thought , F 2 Thus Thus the ...
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... himself of the action defcribed , that he places it fully before the eyes of the reader . THE defcent of Orpheus into hell is grace- fully introduced in the fourth ftanza , as it naturally flowed from the subject of the pre- ceding one ...
... himself of the action defcribed , that he places it fully before the eyes of the reader . THE defcent of Orpheus into hell is grace- fully introduced in the fourth ftanza , as it naturally flowed from the subject of the pre- ceding one ...
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... himself produce any examples , may be verified from the following among many others . In the Phoenicians of Euripides , they fing Κεφ . η . περί ποιητικής . a a long and very beautiful , but ill placed , AND GENIUS OF POPE . 71.
... himself produce any examples , may be verified from the following among many others . In the Phoenicians of Euripides , they fing Κεφ . η . περί ποιητικής . a a long and very beautiful , but ill placed , AND GENIUS OF POPE . 71.
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