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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... light of the opinions of others ; nor yet fo modeft , to fupprefs his own . It will give him lefs concern , however , to expofe his want of judgment , than to be confcious of the defpicable infincerity of feigning a conviction , which ...
... light of the opinions of others ; nor yet fo modeft , to fupprefs his own . It will give him lefs concern , however , to expofe his want of judgment , than to be confcious of the defpicable infincerity of feigning a conviction , which ...
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... light of the fun , and the warmth of a lover , on a level . This is a fault , however , as he acknowledges , very un- common in the writings of Mr. POPE : And perhaps the fault here imputed to the poet , is rather owing to a mistake in ...
... light of the fun , and the warmth of a lover , on a level . This is a fault , however , as he acknowledges , very un- common in the writings of Mr. POPE : And perhaps the fault here imputed to the poet , is rather owing to a mistake in ...
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... lights more ftrik- 66 ing . " It may be added , that this inequality or flatness , if our critic chooses to call it fo , is in the inftance before us rather a beauty than a blemish : For as the ftanza opens with defcrib- ing the power ...
... lights more ftrik- 66 ing . " It may be added , that this inequality or flatness , if our critic chooses to call it fo , is in the inftance before us rather a beauty than a blemish : For as the ftanza opens with defcrib- ing the power ...
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... light , " These born to judge , as well as thofe to write . " The reasoning in these lines ,, as the learned commentator obferves , is conclufive ; and the fimilitude extremely juft . It may be neceffary , however , to confider this ...
... light , " These born to judge , as well as thofe to write . " The reasoning in these lines ,, as the learned commentator obferves , is conclufive ; and the fimilitude extremely juft . It may be neceffary , however , to confider this ...
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... light ; " The lines , tho ' touch'd but faintly , are " drawn right . " Taking thefe lines , and thofe before quoted together , it fhould fccm from the context , that the poet ufes judgment and tafte , as two words denoting degrees of ...
... light ; " The lines , tho ' touch'd but faintly , are " drawn right . " Taking thefe lines , and thofe before quoted together , it fhould fccm from the context , that the poet ufes judgment and tafte , as two words denoting degrees of ...
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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