... the learned author of the Essay on the Life and Writings of Pope; a book which teaches how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she may be enabled, with all her severity, to attract and to delight. The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 194by Alexander Chalmers - 1817Full view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 430 pages
...persuade the world to be of his opinion as to POPE. He praises it, however, ?sa book which teaches how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she...with all her severity, to attract and to delight. In 1753, was published, "The Works of Virgil in English verse ; the Eneid translated by the Rev. Mr.... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...writers by the learned author of the " Essay on the Life and Writings of Pope ;" a book which teaches how the brow of Criticism may be smoothed, and how she...with all her severity, to attract and to delight. The train of my disquisition has now conducted me to that poetical wonder, the translation of the "... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...on the genius and writings of Pope :" " A book," says the supercilious Johnson, " which teaches how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she...enabled, with all her severity, to attract and to delight ;" but which, as it counteracted the stream of fashion, and opposed long received prejudices, did not... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 328 pages
...critical talents. JOHNSON praises it, however, as a book which teaches how the brow of criticism in ay be smoothed, and how she may be enabled, with all her severity, to attract and to delight. In 1753, was published, *' The Works of Virg-il in English verse; the Eneid translated by the Kev.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...writers by the learned author of the " Essay on the Life and Writings of Pope ;" a book which teaches how the brow of Criticism may be smoothed, and how she...with all her severity, to attract and to delight. The train of my disquisition has now conducted me to that poetical wonder, the translation of the "... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...writers by the learned author of the " Essay on the Life and Writings of Pope ;" a book which teaches how the brow of Criticism may be smoothed, and how she...with all her severity, to attract and to delight. The train of my disquisition has now conducted me tcf that poetical wonder, the translation of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...writers by the learned author of the " Kssay on the Life and Writings of Pope ;" a book which teaches how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she...with all her severity, to attract and to delight.' The train of my disquisition has now conducted me to that poetical wonder, the translation of the Iliad,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...writers by the learned author of the " Essay on the Life and Writings of Pope;" a book which teaches how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she...be enabled, with all her severity, to attract and to'delight. The train of my disquisition has now conducted me to that poetical wonder, the translation... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...apprehend; you, whose essay teaches, as the critical biographer very truly and liberally observed, " how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she...be enabled, with all her severity, to attract and delight." Yet to shew how apt a writer of verses is to VOL. i. b accuse a prof cat critic of severity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 402 pages
...principally that he will be known to posterity, and as one who, in the language of Johnson, has taught " how the brow of criticism may be smoothed, and how she may be enabled, with all her severity, to attract end to delight." A book, indeed, of more delightful variety than his Essay on Pope, has not yet appeared,... | |
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