The Pursuits of Literature: A Satirical Poem in Four Dialogues. With NotesJ. Milliken, 1799 - 445 страница |
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... subject , but to leave matter for the reader's own fuggeftion . I may add that it would be difficult to analyse one of the moft finished Satires in our language , I mean Pope's Two Dialogues , or as they are ftrangely called , the ...
... subject , but to leave matter for the reader's own fuggeftion . I may add that it would be difficult to analyse one of the moft finished Satires in our language , I mean Pope's Two Dialogues , or as they are ftrangely called , the ...
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... subjects which are tranfitory . He placed his scene on the ground of actual history . The reader of every age has an ... subject in heroick numbers , a well - conftru & ted allegory , and a forcible appeal to our best feelings and ...
... subjects which are tranfitory . He placed his scene on the ground of actual history . The reader of every age has an ... subject in heroick numbers , a well - conftru & ted allegory , and a forcible appeal to our best feelings and ...
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... subject which can , or which cannot be known . I believe that Dr. Priestley would dispute very intelligibly upon the famous Germanick queftion , " Utrum Chimæra bombinans in vacuo poffit comedere fecundas " intentiones . " As to Dr ...
... subject which can , or which cannot be known . I believe that Dr. Priestley would dispute very intelligibly upon the famous Germanick queftion , " Utrum Chimæra bombinans in vacuo poffit comedere fecundas " intentiones . " As to Dr ...
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... subject of true religion , is as confpicuous as the puny literature which appears to support his ftrange doctrines and foolifh opinions . Upon the fubject of what he calls the Filiation of religions , ( for the French must have their ...
... subject of true religion , is as confpicuous as the puny literature which appears to support his ftrange doctrines and foolifh opinions . Upon the fubject of what he calls the Filiation of religions , ( for the French must have their ...
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... subject is purely claffical . N. B. A friend of mine would infift upon my perufing a long difquifition in quarto , ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS , ( printed in 1786 ) with numerous and most disgusting plates . It has not been published ...
... subject is purely claffical . N. B. A friend of mine would infift upon my perufing a long difquifition in quarto , ON THE WORSHIP OF PRIAPUS , ( printed in 1786 ) with numerous and most disgusting plates . It has not been published ...
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againſt alfo alſo Author beſt Bishop Boileau called cauſe Chriftian Cicero compofition confider confideration critick defigned Dialogue Doctor Dorceus edition EDMUND BURKE eloquence Engliſh eſtabliſhed facred faid fame fatirical feems fenfe fhall fhould firft firſt fome fpeak fræna French ftate ftill ftrong fubject fublime fuch fuffered fure genius George Steevens Greek Hiftory himſelf honour itſelf laft learned Lord Lycophron maſter meaſure minifter moft moſt muft Muſe muſt myſelf never obferve occafion OCTAVIUS opinion paffage paffed perfons philofopher Pitt pleaſant Poem poet poetry political Pope praiſe prefent preferved Priapus principles profe Profeffor Progreffionift publick publiſhed purpoſe Purſuits PURSUITS OF LITERATURE reader reaſon refpect religion Roman Satire ſay ſcholar ſeems Shakspeare ſhall ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate Steevens ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tranflation underſtanding uſe verfe verſe Virg Warton whofe William Godwin words write δε εν και μεν τε
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