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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... Nature , are perhaps nearly equal , and that fo few diflinguish themselves by the difplay of any fuperior talents , we are curious to become acquainted with the history of thofe , who by their merits have transmitted their names to ...
... Nature , are perhaps nearly equal , and that fo few diflinguish themselves by the difplay of any fuperior talents , we are curious to become acquainted with the history of thofe , who by their merits have transmitted their names to ...
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... nature , is a prepofterous vanity . Our improvements only , are what we can properly call our own , and which afford the moft rational ground of inward approba tion . Various circumftances however frequently oc- cur to check the habit ...
... nature , is a prepofterous vanity . Our improvements only , are what we can properly call our own , and which afford the moft rational ground of inward approba tion . Various circumftances however frequently oc- cur to check the habit ...
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... nature , force and extent of his genius . As a critical difquifition of this nature , how- ever , will be more peculiarly calculated for the entertainment of the learned , the reader's at- tention will be occafionally relieved , and his ...
... nature , force and extent of his genius . As a critical difquifition of this nature , how- ever , will be more peculiarly calculated for the entertainment of the learned , the reader's at- tention will be occafionally relieved , and his ...
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... nature , and therefore recommended the ftudy of hiftory . " I fhould read , faid he , in a very different manner now ... natural talent for poetry ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 19.
... nature , and therefore recommended the ftudy of hiftory . " I fhould read , faid he , in a very different manner now ... natural talent for poetry ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 19.
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... nature had formed him to affimilate , notwith- ftanding the inequality of their years : and Sir William foon admitted him to a fhare of his friendship . They affociated together , on terms of intimacy , and , when they were feparated ...
... nature had formed him to affimilate , notwith- ftanding the inequality of their years : and Sir William foon admitted him to a fhare of his friendship . They affociated together , on terms of intimacy , and , when they were feparated ...
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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