An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... occafion . We can never completely relish , or adequately under- stand any author , efpecially any Ancient , ex- cept we conftantly keep in our eye his cli- mate , his country , and his age . POPE him- self informs us , in a note , that ...
... occafion . We can never completely relish , or adequately under- stand any author , efpecially any Ancient , ex- cept we conftantly keep in our eye his cli- mate , his country , and his age . POPE him- self informs us , in a note , that ...
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... occafion for fome obfervation on human life . Denham himself is not fuperiour to this neglected author , in this particular . After painting a landfchape very extenfive and diverfified , he adds ; Thus is nature's vefture wrought To ...
... occafion for fome obfervation on human life . Denham himself is not fuperiour to this neglected author , in this particular . After painting a landfchape very extenfive and diverfified , he adds ; Thus is nature's vefture wrought To ...
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... called a fet of here- ditary images , without proper regard to the age , or climate , or occafion , in which they were formerly used . Though the diction of the . the SEASONS is fometimes harsh and inharmo- nious , 42 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... called a fet of here- ditary images , without proper regard to the age , or climate , or occafion , in which they were formerly used . Though the diction of the . the SEASONS is fometimes harsh and inharmo- nious , 42 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
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... occafion , and might be inferted with e- qual propriety in twenty other tragedies . This remark of Ariftotle , tho he does not himself produce any examples , may be verified from the following among many others . In the Phoenicians of ...
... occafion , and might be inferted with e- qual propriety in twenty other tragedies . This remark of Ariftotle , tho he does not himself produce any examples , may be verified from the following among many others . In the Phoenicians of ...
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... occafion , at verfe 694 , to give a minute and moving picture of the folitary life of that unfortunate hero ; and when afterwards at verfe 855 , pain has totally exhausted the ftrength and spirits of Philoctetes , and it is neceffary ...
... occafion , at verfe 694 , to give a minute and moving picture of the folitary life of that unfortunate hero ; and when afterwards at verfe 855 , pain has totally exhausted the ftrength and spirits of Philoctetes , and it is neceffary ...
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