The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Memoirs of the life and writings of Pope. Recommendatory poems. A discourse on pastoral poetry. Pastorals. Messiah. Windsor forest. Odes. Two chorus's to the tragedy of Brutus. The dying Christian to his soul. An essay on criticism. The rape of the lock. Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady. Prologue to Mr. Addison's tragedy of Cato. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane ShoreJ. Johnson, 1806 |
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... at the conclufion of his translation of the Iliad , he contradicts this fentiment , by applying to himself a passage of M. Antoninus . J. WARTON . fures fures of the head , the only pleafures in which 14 THE AUTHOR's PREFACE .
... at the conclufion of his translation of the Iliad , he contradicts this fentiment , by applying to himself a passage of M. Antoninus . J. WARTON . fures fures of the head , the only pleafures in which 14 THE AUTHOR's PREFACE .
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... passage is not touched with the hand of a great Painter ; the diftances , the objects , the light , and shade , are not fufficiently marked : —all is in light , except where it is faid , " There wrapt in clouds the blueish hills afcend ...
... passage is not touched with the hand of a great Painter ; the diftances , the objects , the light , and shade , are not fufficiently marked : —all is in light , except where it is faid , " There wrapt in clouds the blueish hills afcend ...
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... passage that relates to the origin of criticifm , which is curious and juft . " When the perfuafive arts , which were neceffary to be cultivated among a people that were to be convinced before they acted , were grown thus in repute ...
... passage that relates to the origin of criticifm , which is curious and juft . " When the perfuafive arts , which were neceffary to be cultivated among a people that were to be convinced before they acted , were grown thus in repute ...
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... passage may be produced as a proof . Boileau , in his excellent epistle to his gardener at Anteuil , fays , " Mon maître , dirois - tu , paffe pour un Docteur , Et parle quelquefois mieux qu'un Prédicateur . " It seems our author and ...
... passage may be produced as a proof . Boileau , in his excellent epistle to his gardener at Anteuil , fays , " Mon maître , dirois - tu , paffe pour un Docteur , Et parle quelquefois mieux qu'un Prédicateur . " It seems our author and ...
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Addiſon Æneid againſt ancient beauty becauſe beſt boaſt Boileau cauſe character circumftance compofition Criticiſm Critics defcribed defcription defert Dryden Dunciad Eclogues Effay Ev'n ev'ry expreffion eyes facred faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhould filver fince fing firft firſt flow'rs fome foon Foreft fpirit fpring ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior genius groves heav'n himſelf Homer Iliad IMITATIONS itſelf Johnſon juft juſt laft laſt lefs lines loft Lord Lord Hervey Lycidas moft moſt Mufe mufic Muſe muſt nature NOTES numbers nymph o'er obfervations occafion paffage paffions Paftorals perfon pleaſe poem Poet poetical Poetry Pope Pope's pow'r praiſe prefent profe publiſhed Quintilian reafon REMARKS rife ſcene ſeems ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtill ſtrains ſtreams Sylphs thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thought tranflation uſed verfe verſe Virg Virgil WARBURTON WARTON whofe whoſe writing
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