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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... turn the chief tranfactions of the Iliad into a kind of play , compofed of a number of fpeeches from Ogilby's tranflation , tacked together with verfes of his own . By his early abilities and winning difpofi- tion , he had acquired fuch ...
... turn the chief tranfactions of the Iliad into a kind of play , compofed of a number of fpeeches from Ogilby's tranflation , tacked together with verfes of his own . By his early abilities and winning difpofi- tion , he had acquired fuch ...
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... turn , and particularly inclined to claffical and polite literature . Our poet , therefore , could * Among other fingularities in the character of this ftatesman , it is faid , that in the year 1687 , being appointed ambaffador to the ...
... turn , and particularly inclined to claffical and polite literature . Our poet , therefore , could * Among other fingularities in the character of this ftatesman , it is faid , that in the year 1687 , being appointed ambaffador to the ...
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... turns of his periods : juft as Mr. Addifon did those of Sir William Temple in profe , not lefs ftrongly marked than the imitations of the poet , though lefs commonly obferved . In short , from Dryden principally , our bard learnt all ...
... turns of his periods : juft as Mr. Addifon did those of Sir William Temple in profe , not lefs ftrongly marked than the imitations of the poet , though lefs commonly obferved . In short , from Dryden principally , our bard learnt all ...
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... he ftrongly preffed him to turn this Alcander into a tragedy ; but no importunity could prevail on Mr. POPE to engage in fuch an undertaking . Atter Atterbury , the Bishop of Rochester , a little before 26 THE LIFE OF 1 ...
... he ftrongly preffed him to turn this Alcander into a tragedy ; but no importunity could prevail on Mr. POPE to engage in fuch an undertaking . Atter Atterbury , the Bishop of Rochester , a little before 26 THE LIFE OF 1 ...
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... turn , as if it were to the memory of the fame lady , if they were not written for fome particular woman , whom you would make immortal . You may take occafion to fhew the difference between poets miftreffes , and other men's . ' The ...
... turn , as if it were to the memory of the fame lady , if they were not written for fome particular woman , whom you would make immortal . You may take occafion to fhew the difference between poets miftreffes , and other men's . ' The ...
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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