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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... remarks should engage the reader to review his own opinions . Where he hath prefumed to differ from the most respectable authorities , he would be rather understood to propofe a doubt , than to offer a contradiction : he is not fo vain ...
... remarks should engage the reader to review his own opinions . Where he hath prefumed to differ from the most respectable authorities , he would be rather understood to propofe a doubt , than to offer a contradiction : he is not fo vain ...
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... remarks on fuch criticisms as have appeared on particular pieces : and from this review of his writings , an attempt will be made to form a general cri- tique , on the nature , force and extent of his genius . As a critical difquifition ...
... remarks on fuch criticisms as have appeared on particular pieces : and from this review of his writings , an attempt will be made to form a general cri- tique , on the nature , force and extent of his genius . As a critical difquifition ...
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... remark- able that he learnt to write by imitating print , which he copied with great correctness and ex- actnefs . When he attained his eighth year , he was placed under the private tuition of one Taver- ner , a priest * , who lived ...
... remark- able that he learnt to write by imitating print , which he copied with great correctness and ex- actnefs . When he attained his eighth year , he was placed under the private tuition of one Taver- ner , a priest * , who lived ...
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... remarks , is in general couched under fuch terms of un- manly adulation , as degrade the scholar and the philofopher . it . This difrelish for politics , continued through out C it . ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 17 . His paffion for poetry ...
... remarks , is in general couched under fuch terms of un- manly adulation , as degrade the scholar and the philofopher . it . This difrelish for politics , continued through out C it . ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 17 . His paffion for poetry ...
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... remark upon them ; and only ferve to in- troduce a ftring of anecdotes and quotations concerning fo- reign writers , or perhaps foreign fubjects . This method , it is true , is extremely entertaining to readers of a certain class ; but ...
... remark upon them ; and only ferve to in- troduce a ftring of anecdotes and quotations concerning fo- reign writers , or perhaps foreign fubjects . This method , it is true , is extremely entertaining to readers of a certain class ; but ...
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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