An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... itself , and from his own actual obfer- vations : his descriptions have therefore a dif- tinctness and truth , which are utterly wanting to thofe , of poets who have only copied from each other , and have never looked abroad on the ...
... itself , and from his own actual obfer- vations : his descriptions have therefore a dif- tinctness and truth , which are utterly wanting to thofe , of poets who have only copied from each other , and have never looked abroad on the ...
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... itself ; every different inftrument is described There follows in this ftanza , which is the third , a description of a subject very trite , Orpheus drawing the beafts about him . POPE fhewed his fuperior judgment in taking no notice of ...
... itself ; every different inftrument is described There follows in this ftanza , which is the third , a description of a subject very trite , Orpheus drawing the beafts about him . POPE fhewed his fuperior judgment in taking no notice of ...
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... itself , as well as all others , muft yield to the unparalled fweetnefs and copiouf- nefs of the Greek . " Tanto eft fermo gr¿cus latino jucundior , fays Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poet¿ , quoties dulce carmen effe ...
... itself , as well as all others , muft yield to the unparalled fweetnefs and copiouf- nefs of the Greek . " Tanto eft fermo gr¿cus latino jucundior , fays Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poet¿ , quoties dulce carmen effe ...
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... itself , may not on that account , be totally difquali- fied to judge with accuracy of any piece of workmanship , yet perhaps a judgment will come with more authority and force from an artist himself . Hence the connoiffeurs highly ...
... itself , may not on that account , be totally difquali- fied to judge with accuracy of any piece of workmanship , yet perhaps a judgment will come with more authority and force from an artist himself . Hence the connoiffeurs highly ...
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... itself . It is obfervable that this circumftance did not occur to POPE * , when he endeavoured to justify this conduct of Homer , by only say- ing , that as the anger of Achilles does not die with Hector , but perfecutes his very re ...
... itself . It is obfervable that this circumftance did not occur to POPE * , when he endeavoured to justify this conduct of Homer , by only say- ing , that as the anger of Achilles does not die with Hector , but perfecutes his very re ...
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