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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... passion : and their diftreffes were of a moft fingular and peculiar kind . After a long feries of calamities , they retired each to a feveral convent , and con- fecrated the remainder of their days to religion . It was many years after ...
... passion : and their diftreffes were of a moft fingular and peculiar kind . After a long feries of calamities , they retired each to a feveral convent , and con- fecrated the remainder of their days to religion . It was many years after ...
Page 234
... passion * in the breast , " Like Aaron's ferpent , fwallows up the reft . " These truths are fo forcibly and beautifully conveyed , that at the fame time we are con- vinced by the fentiments , we are charmed with the expreffions . Nor ...
... passion * in the breast , " Like Aaron's ferpent , fwallows up the reft . " These truths are fo forcibly and beautifully conveyed , that at the fame time we are con- vinced by the fentiments , we are charmed with the expreffions . Nor ...
Page 259
... PASSION , answer one great " aim ; " That true SELF - LOVE and SOCIAL are " the fame ; " That VIRTUE only makes our Bliss below ; And all our Knowledge is , OURSELVES TO " KNOW . " S 2 .Thefe Thefe excellent lines , as the learned ...
... PASSION , answer one great " aim ; " That true SELF - LOVE and SOCIAL are " the fame ; " That VIRTUE only makes our Bliss below ; And all our Knowledge is , OURSELVES TO " KNOW . " S 2 .Thefe Thefe excellent lines , as the learned ...
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... PASSION . This he ex- emplifies in the character of Wharton , which is fo inimitably drawn , that it is difficult to refift the pleasure of transcribing it ; but it is needless to point out its beauties ; fince characters ftrike , and ...
... PASSION . This he ex- emplifies in the character of Wharton , which is fo inimitably drawn , that it is difficult to refift the pleasure of transcribing it ; but it is needless to point out its beauties ; fince characters ftrike , and ...
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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