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...to. His words, "The oath should be an echo to the sense," echo Pope's Essay in Criticism. 1, 364-65: Tis not enough no harshness gives offence, The sound must seem an echo of the sense. Among Acres' oaths are "Odds whips and wheels!" . . . "Odds triggers and flint!" . ....

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...considered the line to be clumsy, illustrating it in his ESSAY ON CRITICISM thus: alienation effect A needless Alexandrine ends the song That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along The alexandrine after the pentameter makes the point, but Pope cheats a little by using monosyllabic...

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...True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those move easiest who have learn 'd to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence; The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Here is our performance. The alternate performances that we can hear readily are indicated on additional...