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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... univerfe , and is not always , as Addifon remarks , ftrictly bound by the laws of nature ; much less * Idyll . 1. v . 145 . reftrained reftrained in his descriptions to the produce of particular climes 34 THE LIFE OF.
... univerfe , and is not always , as Addifon remarks , ftrictly bound by the laws of nature ; much less * Idyll . 1. v . 145 . reftrained reftrained in his descriptions to the produce of particular climes 34 THE LIFE OF.
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... descriptions to the produce of particular climes . He may impregnate every foil with what feed beft fuits his purpose : he may make the fpicy gales of Arabia , dif- fufe their fragrance over fcentlefs and fterile wilds he may bring the ...
... descriptions to the produce of particular climes . He may impregnate every foil with what feed beft fuits his purpose : he may make the fpicy gales of Arabia , dif- fufe their fragrance over fcentlefs and fterile wilds he may bring the ...
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... description of the toilette is in the true mock - heroic ftile , and is inimitable in its kind . Homer , as the Effayift remarks , does not defcribe the armour of Achilles with more pomp and fublimity , than our poet dignifies the va ...
... description of the toilette is in the true mock - heroic ftile , and is inimitable in its kind . Homer , as the Effayift remarks , does not defcribe the armour of Achilles with more pomp and fublimity , than our poet dignifies the va ...
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... description of the game of ombre , is equal , if not fuperior to the Scacchia of Vida ; for as chefs is a play of a far higher order than ombre , Mr. Pope had a more difficult task than Vida , to raise this his inferior fubject , into ...
... description of the game of ombre , is equal , if not fuperior to the Scacchia of Vida ; for as chefs is a play of a far higher order than ombre , Mr. Pope had a more difficult task than Vida , to raise this his inferior fubject , into ...
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... description , upon the whole , does not feem to be exalted to that height of mock dignity , to which Mr. POPE's talents were capable of raising it . It must be admitted , however , that he fhews great address , where he described ...
... description , upon the whole , does not feem to be exalted to that height of mock dignity , to which Mr. POPE's talents were capable of raising it . It must be admitted , however , that he fhews great address , where he described ...
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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