An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... imitated from Theocritus , and from his Latin tranflator Virgil , he has merited but little applaufe . It may not be unentertaining to see Paft . ii . ver . 21 . Ibid . ver . 65 . + Paft . iii . ver . 24 . Paft . iv . ver . 81 . Paft ...
... imitated from Theocritus , and from his Latin tranflator Virgil , he has merited but little applaufe . It may not be unentertaining to see Paft . ii . ver . 21 . Ibid . ver . 65 . + Paft . iii . ver . 24 . Paft . iv . ver . 81 . Paft ...
Page 13
... imitating this paffage , POPE has omitted the different beasts that in fo picturefque a manner characterize the different countries which were to be gathered together on this important event , and says only in undistinguishing terms ...
... imitating this paffage , POPE has omitted the different beasts that in fo picturefque a manner characterize the different countries which were to be gathered together on this important event , and says only in undistinguishing terms ...
Page 57
... imitated throughout the " * A & t I , Scene II . See alfo , Scene IV . A & t I. A fong of Grideline and Trufty . A & t . III . Scene IV . I fixth fixth ftanza , which defcribes the behaviour of Orpheus on AND GENIUS OF POPE . 57.
... imitated throughout the " * A & t I , Scene II . See alfo , Scene IV . A & t I. A fong of Grideline and Trufty . A & t . III . Scene IV . I fixth fixth ftanza , which defcribes the behaviour of Orpheus on AND GENIUS OF POPE . 57.
Page 88
... imitates with pains , And rides a jaded mufe , whipt , with loose reins . + FLYING has not here any force , and does not heighten the fenfe . Hark ! Hark ! they whisper ! angels say , Sifter fpirit 88 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... imitates with pains , And rides a jaded mufe , whipt , with loose reins . + FLYING has not here any force , and does not heighten the fenfe . Hark ! Hark ! they whisper ! angels say , Sifter fpirit 88 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
Page 144
... imitated and newmodelled , by no less an author than the celebrated Le Sage . † The book is not so contemptible as fome authors infinuate ; it was well received in France , and abounds in many * Ode to L. Huntingdon . Ver . 267 . Le ...
... imitated and newmodelled , by no less an author than the celebrated Le Sage . † The book is not so contemptible as fome authors infinuate ; it was well received in France , and abounds in many * Ode to L. Huntingdon . Ver . 267 . Le ...
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Abelard Addiſon alfo almoſt alſo ancient beautiful becauſe beſt Boileau Cant character circumſtances compofition Corneille criticiſm defign deſcribed deſcription Domenichino Dryden Eclogue Effay elegant Eloifa Engliſh Euripides excellent expreffed expreffion exquifite faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fentiments fhall firft firſt folemn fome fpecies fpirit ftrokes fubject fublime fuch fufficiently fylphs genius greateſt himſelf hiſtory Homer Iliad images imagination infert inftance itſelf Jane Shore juſt laft laſt loft Milton moft moſt mufic muſt nature numbers o'er obfervations occafion Ovid paffage paffion pathetic perfon Petrarch pieces Pindar pleaſed pleaſure poefy poem poet poetical poetry POPE praiſes preſent profe publiſhed Quintilian Racine raiſed reaſon remarkable repreſent reſpect ſays ſcene ſeem ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome Sophocles ſpeak ſtanza ſtory ſtriking ſtyle ſuch taſte thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thought tion tragedy tranflated uſed verfe verſes Virgil Voltaire whofe whoſe wiſh writing