The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, EsqC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 - Electronic books - 578 pages |
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Page 69
... said that " judgment , when it goes " alone , is generally regulated , or at least much " influenced , by cuftom , fashion or habit ; and never certain and conftant , but when founded upon TASTE ; which is the fame in the critic , as ...
... said that " judgment , when it goes " alone , is generally regulated , or at least much " influenced , by cuftom , fashion or habit ; and never certain and conftant , but when founded upon TASTE ; which is the fame in the critic , as ...
Page 70
... said , is the office of judgment . Tafte , therefore , is the refult of repeated , tho ' perhaps imperceptible operations of the judgment , by which , we at length acquire that quick difcern- ment of , and habitual relish for , the ...
... said , is the office of judgment . Tafte , therefore , is the refult of repeated , tho ' perhaps imperceptible operations of the judgment , by which , we at length acquire that quick difcern- ment of , and habitual relish for , the ...
Page 177
... said : in air the trembling music floats , " And on the winds triumphant fwell the notes ; " So foft , tho ' high , fo loud , and yet so clear , " Ev'n lift'ning Angels lean'd from heav'n to " hear . " It is hard to fay which is most to ...
... said : in air the trembling music floats , " And on the winds triumphant fwell the notes ; " So foft , tho ' high , fo loud , and yet so clear , " Ev'n lift'ning Angels lean'd from heav'n to " hear . " It is hard to fay which is most to ...
Page 196
... said fhe , “ I did not expect to find " myself attacked by Mr. POPE , in a preface " wherein Imight have expected fome Small token of acknowledgment , or at leaft fome flight " approbation . " In truth , Mr. POPE does not appear to have ...
... said fhe , “ I did not expect to find " myself attacked by Mr. POPE , in a preface " wherein Imight have expected fome Small token of acknowledgment , or at leaft fome flight " approbation . " In truth , Mr. POPE does not appear to have ...
Page 442
... said , that Mr. POPE did not excel in these ? If the critic means , that we do not find in POPE a poem , in which the fublime and the pathetic conftitute the character of the whole ; this is only faying , in other words , what every one ...
... said , that Mr. POPE did not excel in these ? If the critic means , that we do not find in POPE a poem , in which the fublime and the pathetic conftitute the character of the whole ; this is only faying , in other words , what every one ...
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AARON HILL addreffed admirable affure againſt anſwer beautiful becauſe beft beſt cafe cenfure character compofition critic Dean Swift defcribed defcription defign defire difplayed Dunciad Effay effayift efteemed epiftle ev'ry expreffed faid fame fatire fays feems fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior fuppofed fure genius himſelf honour Iliad illuftrated imagination inftance itſelf John Searl judgment juft laft laſt leaft lefs letter likewife Lord Lord Bolingbroke merit mind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never nevertheleſs numbers obferved occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry POPE POPE's praiſe prefent preferve profe publiſhed purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft ridicule ſay ſeems ſpeak tafte thefe themſelves theſe lines thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation Twickenham uſe verfe virtue whofe writings