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 those , 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 those , of poets who have only copied from each other , and have never looked abroad on the ...
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... itself ; every different instrument is described There follows in this stanza , which is the third , a description of a subject very trite , Orpheus drawing the beasts about him . POPE shewed his superior judgment in taking no notice of ...
... itself ; every different instrument is described There follows in this stanza , which is the third , a description of a subject very trite , Orpheus drawing the beasts about him . POPE shewed his superior judgment in taking no notice of ...
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... itself , as well as all others , must yield to the unparalled sweetness and copiouf- ness of the Greek . " Tantò est sermo gr¿cus latino jucundior , says Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poet¿ , quoties dulce carmen esse ...
... itself , as well as all others , must yield to the unparalled sweetness and copiouf- ness of the Greek . " Tantò est sermo gr¿cus latino jucundior , says Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poet¿ , quoties dulce carmen esse ...
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... itself , may not on that account , be totally disquali- 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 disquali- 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 observable that this circumstance did not occur to POPE * , when he endeavoured to justify this conduct of Homer , by only fay- ing , that as the anger of Achilles does not die with Hector , but perfecutes his very re ...
... itself . It is observable that this circumstance did not occur to POPE * , when he endeavoured to justify this conduct of Homer , by only fay- ing , that as the anger of Achilles does not die with Hector , but perfecutes his very re ...
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