An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... kind from his study ; " tho ' what he learns , he speaks ; and " may perhaps advance fome general " maxims , or may be right by chance . The coxcomb bird , fo grave and fo talk" ative , that cries whore , knave , - and " cuckold , from ...
... kind from his study ; " tho ' what he learns , he speaks ; and " may perhaps advance fome general " maxims , or may be right by chance . The coxcomb bird , fo grave and fo talk" ative , that cries whore , knave , - and " cuckold , from ...
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... kind ; but the objects of his defcription are great , and striking to the imagination ; the false gods and goddeffes of the Heathen forfaking their temples on the birth of our faviour , divination and oracles at an end ! which facts ...
... kind ; but the objects of his defcription are great , and striking to the imagination ; the false gods and goddeffes of the Heathen forfaking their temples on the birth of our faviour , divination and oracles at an end ! which facts ...
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... kind , as depending on particular customs and manners , will ever be perufed with delight . The fcenes of Thomson are frequently as wild and romantic as those of Salvator Rofa , pleafingly varied with precipices and torrents , and ...
... kind , as depending on particular customs and manners , will ever be perufed with delight . The fcenes of Thomson are frequently as wild and romantic as those of Salvator Rofa , pleafingly varied with precipices and torrents , and ...
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... page 97 . The Indian , page 118. The House of Discord , page 133 . Columbus first discovering the land of the Weft Indies , page 125. & c . C folemn folemn , and penfive kind , on which a great 50 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... page 97 . The Indian , page 118. The House of Discord , page 133 . Columbus first discovering the land of the Weft Indies , page 125. & c . C folemn folemn , and penfive kind , on which a great 50 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
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Joseph Warton. folemn , and penfive kind , on which a great genius best delights to dwell . MR . POPE it feems was of opinion , that descriptive poetry is a compofition as abfurd as a feast made up of fauces : and I know many other ...
Joseph Warton. folemn , and penfive kind , on which a great genius best delights to dwell . MR . POPE it feems was of opinion , that descriptive poetry is a compofition as abfurd as a feast made up of fauces : and I know many other ...
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