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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... instances , where the writer hath been indebted to others , more especially in what he hath borrowed from the Commentary and Notes , he hath , for the most part , followed the very words of the author , from whom the paffages are taken ...
... instances , where the writer hath been indebted to others , more especially in what he hath borrowed from the Commentary and Notes , he hath , for the most part , followed the very words of the author , from whom the paffages are taken ...
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... instances , to conftitute the peculiar ex- cellencies and faults , which are most material to be remarked . It would , to a few perhaps , have been fufficient to have pointed out particular beauties by in- verted commas , or other marks ...
... instances , to conftitute the peculiar ex- cellencies and faults , which are most material to be remarked . It would , to a few perhaps , have been fufficient to have pointed out particular beauties by in- verted commas , or other marks ...
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... instances of 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 ...
... instances of 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 ...
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... instance , Sappho fays , 66 Omnique a parte placebam , " Sed tum praecipue , cum fit amoris opus . ” which the tranflator renders thus , " In all I pleas'd , but moft in what was beft ; " And the last joy was dearer than the reft ...
... instance , Sappho fays , 66 Omnique a parte placebam , " Sed tum praecipue , cum fit amoris opus . ” which the tranflator renders thus , " In all I pleas'd , but moft in what was beft ; " And the last joy was dearer than the reft ...
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... instance . I queftion not but your tranflation will " enrich our tongue , and do honour to our country . " In the Freeholder , he recommends the translation in the following warm terms : ་ ་ " When I confider myself as a British ...
... instance . I queftion not but your tranflation will " enrich our tongue , and do honour to our country . " In the Freeholder , he recommends the translation in the following warm terms : ་ ་ " When I confider myself as a British ...
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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