The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, Band 1C. Cooke, 1796 |
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... poets of his own country . But as this piece feems to have been the original of a new fort of poem , the paftoral comedy , in Italy , it cannot fo well be confidered as a copy of the Ancients . Spenfer's Calendar , in Mr. Dryden's ...
... poets of his own country . But as this piece feems to have been the original of a new fort of poem , the paftoral comedy , in Italy , it cannot fo well be confidered as a copy of the Ancients . Spenfer's Calendar , in Mr. Dryden's ...
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... 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 . 66 46 " Longinus , in his Reflections , has given us the " fame kind of fublime which he obferves ...
... 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 . 66 46 " Longinus , in his Reflections , has given us the " fame kind of fublime which he obferves ...
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... Poet's writings none were read with more general approbation than his Ethic Epiftles , or mul- tiplied into more editions . Mr. Pope , who was a perfect economist , fecured ... Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung ; LIFE OF POPE .
... Poet's writings none were read with more general approbation than his Ethic Epiftles , or mul- tiplied into more editions . Mr. Pope , who was a perfect economist , fecured ... Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung ; LIFE OF POPE .
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With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements Alexander Pope. T Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung ; Deaf the prais'd ear , and mute the tuneful tongue . Ev'n he ... poets , and of which he has fet an LIFE OF POPE .
With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements Alexander Pope. T Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung ; Deaf the prais'd ear , and mute the tuneful tongue . Ev'n he ... poets , and of which he has fet an LIFE OF POPE .
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... poets of our nation , and to ac- knowledge the fuperiority of none but Shakespeare , Milton , and Dryden . With the two former it is un- natural to compare him , as their province in writing is fo very different . Pope has never ...
... poets of our nation , and to ac- knowledge the fuperiority of none but Shakespeare , Milton , and Dryden . With the two former it is un- natural to compare him , as their province in writing is fo very different . Pope has never ...
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Seite 61 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.
Seite 161 - Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh teach my heart To find that better way...
Seite 170 - Of all the Causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth...
Seite 70 - Here living tea-pots stand, one arm held out, One bent ; the handle this, and that the spout...
Seite 66 - What boots the regal circle on his head, His giant limbs, in state unwieldy spread; That long behind he trails his pompous robe, And, of all monarchs, only grasps the globe? The baron now his diamonds pours apace; Th...
Seite 43 - See a long race thy spacious courts adorn ; See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies ! See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend...
Seite 68 - A thousand wings, by turns, blow back the hair ; And thrice they twitch'd the diamond in her ear ; Thrice she look'd back, and thrice the foe drew near.
Seite 99 - If ever chance two wand'ring lovers brings, To Paraclete's white walls, and silver springs, O'er the pale marble shall they join their heads, And drink the...
Seite 171 - The gen'rous pleasure to be charmed with wit. But in such lays as neither ebb, nor flow, Correctly cold, and regularly low, That shunning faults, one quiet tenor keep; We cannot blame indeed - but we may sleep. In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts Is not th...
Seite 97 - Stain all my soul, and wanton in my eyes. I waste the Matin lamp in sighs for thee, Thy image steals between my God and me, Thy voice I seem in...