An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... Latin tran- flator Virgil , he has merited but little ap- plaufe . It may not be unentertaining to fee * Paft . ii . ver . 21 . Ibid . ver . 65 . Paft . iv . ver . 81 . Paft . iii . ver . 24 . Paft . ii . ver . 41 . §§ Ibid . ver . 14 ...
... Latin tran- flator Virgil , he has merited but little ap- plaufe . It may not be unentertaining to fee * Paft . ii . ver . 21 . Ibid . ver . 65 . Paft . iv . ver . 81 . Paft . iii . ver . 24 . Paft . ii . ver . 41 . §§ Ibid . ver . 14 ...
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... latin prelec- tions on the inimitable poesy of the Hebrews , abounding in remarks entirely new , deli- vered in the purest and most expreffive lan- guage , are the richest augmentation literature Ver . 91 . has has lately received ; and ...
... latin prelec- tions on the inimitable poesy of the Hebrews , abounding in remarks entirely new , deli- vered in the purest and most expreffive lan- guage , are the richest augmentation literature Ver . 91 . has has lately received ; and ...
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... latin elegies , are of a strain far more exalted than any the former author can boaft ? Let me add at the fame time , what justice obliges me to add , that they are far more incorrect . For in the very ode before us , occur one or two ...
... latin elegies , are of a strain far more exalted than any the former author can boaft ? Let me add at the fame time , what justice obliges me to add , that they are far more incorrect . For in the very ode before us , occur one or two ...
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... Latin . But the Latin language itself , as well as all others , muft yield to the unparalled fweetnefs and copiouf- nefs of the Greek . " Tanto eft fermo græcus latino jucundior , fays Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poetæ ...
... Latin . But the Latin language itself , as well as all others , muft yield to the unparalled fweetnefs and copiouf- nefs of the Greek . " Tanto eft fermo græcus latino jucundior , fays Quintilian , in his twelfth book , ut noftri poetæ ...
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... Latin odes . In the pieces here commended , the figures are ftrong , and the transitions bold , and there is a just mix- ture of sentiment and imagery : and particularly , they are animated with a noble spirit of liber- ty . I muft ...
... Latin odes . In the pieces here commended , the figures are ftrong , and the transitions bold , and there is a just mix- ture of sentiment and imagery : and particularly , they are animated with a noble spirit of liber- ty . I muft ...
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