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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... kind of relaxation could have been more agreeable : and in his choice , he is juftified by the authority of the great Lord ' Coke - After making certain allot- ments of time , not much perhaps to the taste of a modern ftudent , this ...
... kind of relaxation could have been more agreeable : and in his choice , he is juftified by the authority of the great Lord ' Coke - After making certain allot- ments of time , not much perhaps to the taste of a modern ftudent , this ...
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... their fathers ap- proved . Thus error gains a kind of prefcrip- tive title : till fome other admired critic , to whom the throng pay implicit homage , has the spirit fpirit and virtue to oppofe miftaken prejudice , and fet 6 THE LIFE OF.
... their fathers ap- proved . Thus error gains a kind of prefcrip- tive title : till fome other admired critic , to whom the throng pay implicit homage , has the spirit fpirit and virtue to oppofe miftaken prejudice , and fet 6 THE LIFE OF.
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... kind of play , compofed of a number of fpeeches from Ogilby's tranflation , tacked together with verfes of his own . By his early abilities and winning difpofi- tion , he had acquired fuch influence among his school - fellows , that he ...
... kind of play , compofed of a number of fpeeches from Ogilby's tranflation , tacked together with verfes of his own . By his early abilities and winning difpofi- tion , he had acquired fuch influence among his school - fellows , that he ...
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... kind of rap- turous veneration , and he makes refpectable mention of him in feveral parts of his works . દ During his refidence in the foreft , our poet , being then between the years of thirteen and fifteen , compofed a comedy and a ...
... kind of rap- turous veneration , and he makes refpectable mention of him in feveral parts of his works . દ During his refidence in the foreft , our poet , being then between the years of thirteen and fifteen , compofed a comedy and a ...
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... kind of digreffion in praise of Theo- critus ; whom he very frequently stiles the fa- ther and model of this enchanting kind of com- pofition . Theocritus , he obferves , derived many * The four lines which precede thefe , are ...
... kind of digreffion in praise of Theo- critus ; whom he very frequently stiles the fa- ther and model of this enchanting kind of com- pofition . Theocritus , he obferves , derived many * The four lines which precede thefe , are ...
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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