An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... observations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat* The falling off of his hair , faid a man of wit , had no other confequence , than to make his laurels to be feen the A person who tranflated fome pieces after Dryden used to ...
... observations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat* The falling off of his hair , faid a man of wit , had no other confequence , than to make his laurels to be feen the A person who tranflated fome pieces after Dryden used to ...
Pagina 34
... Observations on the Faery Queen , pag . z , 3 , 4. " How happened it , fays Mr. Hurd , that Sir Philip Sydney in his Arcadia , and afterwards Spenfer in his Faery Queen , obferved fo unnatural a conduct in those works ; in which the ...
... Observations on the Faery Queen , pag . z , 3 , 4. " How happened it , fays Mr. Hurd , that Sir Philip Sydney in his Arcadia , and afterwards Spenfer in his Faery Queen , obferved fo unnatural a conduct in those works ; in which the ...
Pagina 48
... observation upon * vice and folly , that are very remarkable in a perfon fo extremely young as he was , at the time he compofed it . I believe on a fair comparison with Rochester's lines , it will be found , that although the turn of ...
... observation upon * vice and folly , that are very remarkable in a perfon fo extremely young as he was , at the time he compofed it . I believe on a fair comparison with Rochester's lines , it will be found , that although the turn of ...
Pagina 63
... observe , that the metaphors in the fucceeding lines , drawn from the field fports of fetting and fhooting , feem below the dignity of the fubject ; efpecially , EYE nature's walks , SHOOT folly as it flies , And CATCH the manners ...
... observe , that the metaphors in the fucceeding lines , drawn from the field fports of fetting and fhooting , feem below the dignity of the fubject ; efpecially , EYE nature's walks , SHOOT folly as it flies , And CATCH the manners ...
Pagina 89
... observation plainly taken from La Rochefoucault . " ' Tis a mistake to believe that none but the violent paffions , fuch as ambition and love , are able to triumph over the other paffions . Laziness , as languid as it is , often gets ...
... observation plainly taken from La Rochefoucault . " ' Tis a mistake to believe that none but the violent paffions , fuch as ambition and love , are able to triumph over the other paffions . Laziness , as languid as it is , often gets ...
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