An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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Page 28
... poffibly be urged , that in describing the dreadful inhabitants of the portal of hell , Virgil has not always used * Ver . 407 . + Ver . 411. et feq . fuch fuch adjuncts and epithets as a painter or fta- tuary 28 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
... poffibly be urged , that in describing the dreadful inhabitants of the portal of hell , Virgil has not always used * Ver . 407 . + Ver . 411. et feq . fuch fuch adjuncts and epithets as a painter or fta- tuary 28 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
Page 42
... 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.
... 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.
Page 48
... used a circumstance inimitably lively , picturefque , and striking to the imagination ; for he fays that the admiral not only heard the groans of the fick that echoed from ship to ship , but that he also pen- fively ftood , and liftened ...
... used a circumstance inimitably lively , picturefque , and striking to the imagination ; for he fays that the admiral not only heard the groans of the fick that echoed from ship to ship , but that he also pen- fively ftood , and liftened ...
Page 52
... used to declare , that if Mr. Dry- den had finished a translation of the Iliad , he would not have attempted one after so great a mafter ; he might have said with more pro- priety , I will not write a mufic - ode after Alexander's Feast ...
... used to declare , that if Mr. Dry- den had finished a translation of the Iliad , he would not have attempted one after so great a mafter ; he might have said with more pro- priety , I will not write a mufic - ode after Alexander's Feast ...
Page 111
... used to say , My Tragedy is finished . ” INow propose to make some observations on , and illustrations of fuch paffages and precepts in this ESSAY , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deserve particular atten ...
... used to say , My Tragedy is finished . ” INow propose to make some observations on , and illustrations of fuch paffages and precepts in this ESSAY , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deserve particular atten ...
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