An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope, 1. köideM. Cooper, 1756 |
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Page 28
... in describing the dreadful inhabitants of the portal of hell , Virgil has not always used such adjuncts and epithets as a painter or sta- tuary. * Ver . 407 . † Ver . 411. et feq . fuch * Ver . 417. et seq . poet , * 28 ESSAY ON THE ...
... in describing the dreadful inhabitants of the portal of hell , Virgil has not always used such adjuncts and epithets as a painter or sta- tuary. * Ver . 407 . † Ver . 411. et feq . fuch * Ver . 417. et seq . poet , * 28 ESSAY ON THE ...
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 sometimes 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 sometimes harsh and inharmo- nious , 42 ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS.
Page 48
... used a circumstance inimitably lively , picturesque , and striking to the imagination ; for he says that the admiral not only heard the groans of the fick that echoed from ship to ship , but that he also pen- fively stood , and listened ...
... used a circumstance inimitably lively , picturesque , and striking to the imagination ; for he says that the admiral not only heard the groans of the fick that echoed from ship to ship , but that he also pen- fively stood , and listened ...
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 master ; he might have said with more pro- priety , I will not write a music - 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 master ; he might have said with more pro- priety , I will not write a music - ode after Alexander's Feast ...
Page 111
... used to say , " My Tragedy is finished . " I now propose to make some observations on , and illustrations of fuch passages and precepts in this essay , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deserve particular atten ...
... used to say , " My Tragedy is finished . " I now propose to make some observations on , and illustrations of fuch passages and precepts in this essay , as , on account of their utility , novelty , or elegance , deserve particular atten ...
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