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" Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it which he may not meet with in Aristotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Augustan age. His way of expressing and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to... "
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., in Verse and Prose: Containing the ... - Page 28
by Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806
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The Spectator, Volume 4

English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...may not meet with in Arijlotlt, and .which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Attgttftan Age. His Way of Exprefling and Applying them, not...Invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. FOR this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fojirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks, who...
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The Dunciad: With Notes Variorum, and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...which were not commonly known by '• all {he poets of the Auguftan age. Hi* way of exT " preffing, and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus in his refleftions has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves In the feveral " paflages that...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1738 - 310 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Autujlan Age. His Way of Expreffing and applying them, not his Invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire. FOR this Reafon I think there is nothing in the World fo tirefome as the Works of thofe Criticks who...
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The Dunciad: With Notes Variorum, and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. Written ...

Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...we are chiefly to ad. " mire. " Longinus in his reflections has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves in the feveral " paflages that occafioned them. I cannot but take ''• notice that our Englijb Author, has after the fame '' manner exemplify 'd feveral of the precepts in the C 3 " very...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 1

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...and which were not commonly known by all the " Poets of the Auguftan Age. His Way of expref" fing, and applying them, not his Invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. " Longinus in his Reflections has given us the fame " kind of Sublime, which he obferves in the feveral " Paflages that...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by all the poets of the Augufen age. His way ofexpreffing, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what...admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the fanie " kind of fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paf" fages that occasioned them : I cannot...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 5

Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His .way of expreffing, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what...fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paflages which occafioned them. I cannot but take notice, that our Englifh author has, after the fame manner,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Anguftan age. " His way of expreffing, and applying them, not " his invention of them, is what we are chiefly ta r' admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " fame kind of fublime, which he obferves...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: The Dunciad, in four books

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. " His way of expreffmg, and applying them, not ~ his invention of them, is...admire. " Longinus, in his Reflexions, has given us the " feme kind of fublime, which he obferves in the " fereral pafiages that occaftoned them : I cannot...
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The Dunciad, in four books

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His. way " ofexpreffing and applying them, not his invention of " them, is what we are chiefly to admire. ' , " Longinus, in hie reflections, has given us the fame " kind o'f fublime, which he obferves in the feveral paf" fages...
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