An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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... praises of the Lord . " All the FLOCKS of Kedar shall be gathered " together unto thee ; the RAMS of Ne- " baioth shall minister unto thee . " * In imitating this passage , POPE has omitted the different beasts that in so picturesque a ...
... praises of the Lord . " All the FLOCKS of Kedar shall be gathered " together unto thee ; the RAMS of Ne- " baioth shall minister unto thee . " * In imitating this passage , POPE has omitted the different beasts that in so picturesque a ...
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... praised , for impreffing on our minds the effects , which the scene delineated would have on the pre- sent spectator or hearer . Thus having spoken of the roaring of the savages in the wilderness of Africa , he introduces a captive ...
... praised , for impreffing on our minds the effects , which the scene delineated would have on the pre- sent spectator or hearer . Thus having spoken of the roaring of the savages in the wilderness of Africa , he introduces a captive ...
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... a la terre eclairée Ce que j'ai decouvert . I hope I shall not tranfgrefs a very sensible observation of Mr. POPE , who would have a true critic be Still Still pleas'd to praise , yet not afraid to blame 68 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... a la terre eclairée Ce que j'ai decouvert . I hope I shall not tranfgrefs a very sensible observation of Mr. POPE , who would have a true critic be Still Still pleas'd to praise , yet not afraid to blame 68 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
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Joseph Warton. Still pleas'd to praise , yet not afraid to blame , if I should say we have lately seen two or three lyric pieces , superiour to any he has left us ; I mean an Ode on Lyric Poetry , and another to Lord Huntingdon , by ...
Joseph Warton. Still pleas'd to praise , yet not afraid to blame , if I should say we have lately seen two or three lyric pieces , superiour to any he has left us ; I mean an Ode on Lyric Poetry , and another to Lord Huntingdon , by ...
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... praise of Apollo , de- scriptive of his birth and victories , which we find about the middle of the last act of the Iphigenia in Tauris . † On the other hand , the choruses of Sopho- cles never defert the fubject of each particular ...
... praise of Apollo , de- scriptive of his birth and victories , which we find about the middle of the last act of the Iphigenia in Tauris . † On the other hand , the choruses of Sopho- cles never defert the fubject of each particular ...
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