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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... beautiful paftoral images in Eve's fpeech to Adam ; which are thus recapitulated : " But neither breath of morn , when the afcends " With charm of earlieft birds , " & c . + The two lines however which immediately follow , " No more the ...
... beautiful paftoral images in Eve's fpeech to Adam ; which are thus recapitulated : " But neither breath of morn , when the afcends " With charm of earlieft birds , " & c . + The two lines however which immediately follow , " No more the ...
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... beautiful to be omitted . " Firft the fam'd authors of his ancient name , " The winding Ifis and the fruitful Tame : " The Kennet fwift , for filver eels renown'd ; " The Lodden flow , with verdant alders crown'd ; " Cole , whofe dark ...
... beautiful to be omitted . " Firft the fam'd authors of his ancient name , " The winding Ifis and the fruitful Tame : " The Kennet fwift , for filver eels renown'd ; " The Lodden flow , with verdant alders crown'd ; " Cole , whofe dark ...
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... beautiful descrip- tion , which our critic himself has applauded , toge- ther with others , which will be selected or refer- * The critic affures us he was informed by a person of no fmall rank , that Mr. Addifon was inexpreffibly ...
... beautiful descrip- tion , which our critic himself has applauded , toge- ther with others , which will be selected or refer- * The critic affures us he was informed by a person of no fmall rank , that Mr. Addifon was inexpreffibly ...
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... beautiful perfonifications here introduced . To talk of the flatnefs in the beginning of this ftanza , is as if a learner in the mathema- tics fhould cenfure the drynefs of a theorem , because he does not immediately perceive that ...
... beautiful perfonifications here introduced . To talk of the flatnefs in the beginning of this ftanza , is as if a learner in the mathema- tics fhould cenfure the drynefs of a theorem , because he does not immediately perceive that ...
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... the fancy , fuch of them as are truly " beautiful : And the art of criticism in difcerning , " and fully relishing , what it finds fo felected . " Though F 3 Though it may be allowed , that judgment is never ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 69.
... the fancy , fuch of them as are truly " beautiful : And the art of criticism in difcerning , " and fully relishing , what it finds fo felected . " Though F 3 Though it may be allowed , that judgment is never ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 69.
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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