Juvenile poemsJ. French, 1777 - 195 pages |
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Page ix
... fuch ; they have a wonderful variety in them , which the Greek was a stranger tof . He ex- ceeds him in regularity and brevity , and falls fhort of him in nothing but fimplicity and propriety of style ; the first of which perhaps was ...
... fuch ; they have a wonderful variety in them , which the Greek was a stranger tof . He ex- ceeds him in regularity and brevity , and falls fhort of him in nothing but fimplicity and propriety of style ; the first of which perhaps was ...
Page xi
... to add to this variety , the feveral times of the day are obferved , the rural employments in each season or time of day , and the rural fcenes or places proper to fuch employments ; not without fome re- gard PASTORAL POETRY .
... to add to this variety , the feveral times of the day are obferved , the rural employments in each season or time of day , and the rural fcenes or places proper to fuch employments ; not without fome re- gard PASTORAL POETRY .
Page xii
Alexander Pope. proper to fuch employments ; not without fome re- gard to the feveral ages of man , and the different pas- fions proper to each age . But after all , if they have any merit , it is to be at- tributed to some good old ...
Alexander Pope. proper to fuch employments ; not without fome re- gard to the feveral ages of man , and the different pas- fions proper to each age . But after all , if they have any merit , it is to be at- tributed to some good old ...
Page 28
... fuch ideas as beft agreed with the nature of pa- ftoral poetry , and difpofed them in that manner which ferved most to beautify his piece . I have endea- voured the fame in this imitation of him , though without admitting any thing of ...
... fuch ideas as beft agreed with the nature of pa- ftoral poetry , and difpofed them in that manner which ferved most to beautify his piece . I have endea- voured the fame in this imitation of him , though without admitting any thing of ...
Page 69
... fuch teach others who themselves excel , And cenfure freely who have written well . Authors are partial to their wit , ' tis true , But are not critics to their judgment too ? Yet , if we look more closely , we fhall find Moft have the ...
... fuch teach others who themselves excel , And cenfure freely who have written well . Authors are partial to their wit , ' tis true , But are not critics to their judgment too ? Yet , if we look more closely , we fhall find Moft have the ...
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