An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2J. Dodsley, 1782 |
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... absurd , I must beg leave to select a few passages from these three poems ; and the reader must not think any obfervations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat- * The falling off of his hair , said a man of wit , had no other ...
... absurd , I must beg leave to select a few passages from these three poems ; and the reader must not think any obfervations on the character of Dryden , the constant pat- * The falling off of his hair , said a man of wit , had no other ...
Pagina 17
... absurdity of feigning ancient heroes , such as Theseus and Lycurgus , present at the lifts and a modern combat , is overwhelmed and obli- terated amidst the blaze , the pomp , and the profusion of such animated poetry . Frigid and ...
... absurdity of feigning ancient heroes , such as Theseus and Lycurgus , present at the lifts and a modern combat , is overwhelmed and obli- terated amidst the blaze , the pomp , and the profusion of such animated poetry . Frigid and ...
Pagina 49
... absurd cant , and formal hypocrify that disgraced this nation , during the ufurpation of Crom- well * .. ARTEMISIA * Lord Bolingbroke used to relate , that his Great Grandfather Ireton , and Fleetwood , being one day engaged in a ...
... absurd cant , and formal hypocrify that disgraced this nation , during the ufurpation of Crom- well * .. ARTEMISIA * Lord Bolingbroke used to relate , that his Great Grandfather Ireton , and Fleetwood , being one day engaged in a ...
Pagina 75
... absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains , The great directing MIND of ALL ordains § . Here again we must insert another noble sentiment of the same lofty writer , * Locke's Essay on Human Understanding , vol . ii . pag . 49 . † Ver . 245 ...
... absurd , to mourn the tasks or pains , The great directing MIND of ALL ordains § . Here again we must insert another noble sentiment of the same lofty writer , * Locke's Essay on Human Understanding , vol . ii . pag . 49 . † Ver . 245 ...
Pagina 224
... absurdity of the fame kind , as it would be to cut down a fine tree , yielding fruit and shade , because its leaves afforded nou- rishment to caterpillars , or because spiders may now and then weave cobwebs among the branches ...
... absurdity of the fame kind , as it would be to cut down a fine tree , yielding fruit and shade , because its leaves afforded nou- rishment to caterpillars , or because spiders may now and then weave cobwebs among the branches ...
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