An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Band 1J. Dodsley, 1772 - 495 Seiten |
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... also of the descriptive kind ; but the objects of its de- scription are great , and striking to the imagi- nation ; the false deities of the Heathen for- faking their temples on the birth of our Saviour ; faking 36 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ...
... also of the descriptive kind ; but the objects of its de- scription are great , and striking to the imagi- nation ; the false deities of the Heathen for- faking their temples on the birth of our Saviour ; faking 36 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS ...
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... also with the following image , which is fo ftrongly conceived , that methinks I fee at this inftant the dæmon it represents ; And fullen Moloch fled Hath left in fhadows dread , His burning idol all of blackeft hue ; In vain with ...
... also with the following image , which is fo ftrongly conceived , that methinks I fee at this inftant the dæmon it represents ; And fullen Moloch fled Hath left in fhadows dread , His burning idol all of blackeft hue ; In vain with ...
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... also having defcribed a caravan loft and overwhelmed in one of those whirlwinds that fo frequently agitate and lift up the whole fands of the defart , he finishes his picture by adding that , - In Cairo's crouded streets tɔ Th ...
... also having defcribed a caravan loft and overwhelmed in one of those whirlwinds that fo frequently agitate and lift up the whole fands of the defart , he finishes his picture by adding that , - In Cairo's crouded streets tɔ Th ...
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... also pensively stood , and listened at midnight to the dashing of the waters , occafioned by throwing the dead bodies into the fea ; Heard , nightly , plung'd into the fullen waves , The frequent corse * . →→ A minute and particular ...
... also pensively stood , and listened at midnight to the dashing of the waters , occafioned by throwing the dead bodies into the fea ; Heard , nightly , plung'd into the fullen waves , The frequent corse * . →→ A minute and particular ...
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... also condemn the Georgics of Virgil , and the greatest part of the noblest descriptive poem extant , I mean that of Lucretius . WE are next to speak of the LYRIC pieces of POPE . He used to declare , that if Dryden had finished a ...
... also condemn the Georgics of Virgil , and the greatest part of the noblest descriptive poem extant , I mean that of Lucretius . WE are next to speak of the LYRIC pieces of POPE . He used to declare , that if Dryden had finished a ...
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