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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Such an impotent attack had the effect which might be expected : It served to
render the critic contemptible , while Mr . Pope ' s fame rose above all attempts to
suppress it ; and was not confined to his own country : this celebrated poem
having ...
Such an impotent attack had the effect which might be expected : It served to
render the critic contemptible , while Mr . Pope ' s fame rose above all attempts to
suppress it ; and was not confined to his own country : this celebrated poem
having ...
Page 223
The obfcurity of the poem made a comment the more necessary ; and Mr . POPE ,
who was naturally on the side of religion , embraced the sense given to the essay
, with the utmost pleafure and satisfaction t . It cannot be supposed , however ...
The obfcurity of the poem made a comment the more necessary ; and Mr . POPE ,
who was naturally on the side of religion , embraced the sense given to the essay
, with the utmost pleafure and satisfaction t . It cannot be supposed , however ...
Page 261
This * It may be curious to remark , that when this poem was first published , our
author carefully concealed its being his production , and it was ascribed to Dr .
Young , to Dr . Delaguliers , to Lord Bolingbroke , to Lord Paget , and several
others ...
This * It may be curious to remark , that when this poem was first published , our
author carefully concealed its being his production , and it was ascribed to Dr .
Young , to Dr . Delaguliers , to Lord Bolingbroke , to Lord Paget , and several
others ...
Page 387
kingdom , and the poem ends with the restoration of Night and Chaos . The
following lines , which are prophetic of this restoration , are at once poetical ,
philosophical , and pious“ She comes ! she comes ! the fable Throne “ behold • Of
Night ...
kingdom , and the poem ends with the restoration of Night and Chaos . The
following lines , which are prophetic of this restoration , are at once poetical ,
philosophical , and pious“ She comes ! she comes ! the fable Throne “ behold • Of
Night ...
Page 442
No man will venture to deny , that Longinus and Quintilian , Locke and Newton ,
doc . though no poets , were all men of ... If the critic means , that we do not find in
Popę a poem , in which the fublime and the pathetic constitute the character of ...
No man will venture to deny , that Longinus and Quintilian , Locke and Newton ,
doc . though no poets , were all men of ... If the critic means , that we do not find in
Popę a poem , in which the fublime and the pathetic constitute the character of ...
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| Title | The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, Esq Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | Owen Ruffhead |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 578 pages |
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