The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, EsqC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 - 578 Seiten |
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... true owner , by a pitiful variation . L With respect to the critical animadverfions on Mr. POPE's writings , and genius , he is far from being over anxious to make others adopt his fentiments . He will think it fufficient , if his ...
... true owner , by a pitiful variation . L With respect to the critical animadverfions on Mr. POPE's writings , and genius , he is far from being over anxious to make others adopt his fentiments . He will think it fufficient , if his ...
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... true , meet with a rare inftance , where the paffion which infpires a genius , is fo strong and irrefiftible , as to rife fuperior to all difcouragements and , oppofitions . toxication toxication of the fofter pleafures . Thus in many ...
... true , meet with a rare inftance , where the paffion which infpires a genius , is fo strong and irrefiftible , as to rife fuperior to all difcouragements and , oppofitions . toxication toxication of the fofter pleafures . Thus in many ...
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... true is Moliere's obfervation- La vertu dans le monde eft toujours poursuivie , · Lex envieux mouront , mais non jamais l'envie . His towering fame however foon foared above the reach of thofe obfcure DUNCES , who would have ftopped his ...
... true is Moliere's obfervation- La vertu dans le monde eft toujours poursuivie , · Lex envieux mouront , mais non jamais l'envie . His towering fame however foon foared above the reach of thofe obfcure DUNCES , who would have ftopped his ...
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... true bent of genius is difcovered . It then acts fpontaneously , nay in fome , as has been intimated , it is fo powerful as even to act against oppofition . Mr. POPE'S paffion for poetry was fo ftrong , that he often declared he began ...
... true bent of genius is difcovered . It then acts fpontaneously , nay in fome , as has been intimated , it is fo powerful as even to act against oppofition . Mr. POPE'S paffion for poetry was fo ftrong , that he often declared he began ...
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... true ufe of reading was not to know facts , but to under- ftand human nature , and therefore recommended the ftudy of hiftory . " I fhould read , faid he , in a very different manner now than when I had my early fit of reading , from 14 ...
... true ufe of reading was not to know facts , but to under- ftand human nature , and therefore recommended the ftudy of hiftory . " I fhould read , faid he , in a very different manner now than when I had my early fit of reading , from 14 ...
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AARON HILL addreffed admirable affure againſt anſwer beautiful becauſe beft beſt cafe cenfure character compofition critic Dean Swift defcribed defcription defign defire difplayed Dunciad Effay effayift efteemed epiftle ev'ry expreffed faid fame fatire fays feems fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior fuppofed fure genius himſelf honour Iliad illuftrated imagination inftance itſelf John Searl judgment juft laft laſt leaft lefs letter likewife Lord Lord Bolingbroke merit mind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never nevertheleſs numbers obferved occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry POPE POPE's praiſe prefent preferve profe publiſhed purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft ridicule ſay ſeems ſpeak tafte thefe themſelves theſe lines thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation Twickenham uſe verfe virtue whofe writings