 | 1738 - 310 pages
...by others. We have little elfe left us, but to reprefent the common Senfe of Mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon Lights. If a Reader...examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but very few Precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...others ; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent " the common feafe of mankind in more ftrong, more " beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader ." examines Horace's art of poetry, he will fir1d but *' few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in " ArijIotle, and which were not commonly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...others ; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent *' the common fcnfe of mankind in. more ftrong, " more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a " reader...few precepts in it, which he may not meet " with in AriHotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Augujlan age. His' " way of expreffing,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 pages
...others; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent " the common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, " more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a " reader...few precepts in it, which he may not meet '' with in Ariflotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguflan age. His " way of expreffing,... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more " uncommon Lights. If a Reader examines Ht" race's Art of Poetry, he will find but few Precepts " in it, which he may not meet with in Arijlotle $ " and which were not commonly known by all the " Poets of the Auguftan Age. His Way of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of " mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more un" common lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry,...few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by all the poets of the Augufen age. His way ofexpreffing,... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...by others. We have little elfe left us, but to reprefentthe common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader...few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Aaguftan age. His way of expreflmg,... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...' thers. We have little elfe left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe- of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader...but few precepts in it, which he may not meet with irt Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His .way of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...little elfe left us, but to reprefent the com" mon fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more bean" tiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader " examines Horace's...few precepts in it which he may not meet with " in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Anguftan age. " His way of expreffing,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
..." left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of mankind " in more ftrong, more beautiful, or ir.bre uncommon " lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art...few precepts in it which he may not " meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His. way " ofexpreffing... | |
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It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others. We have little else left us but to represent the common sense of mankind... 
