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... in the pages on the periodicals that preceded the Tatler , on Pope , and on Addison . Mr. Beljame's thoroughness and precision make his volume of inestimable value to the student of the first half of the last century.
... in the pages on the periodicals that preceded the Tatler , on Pope , and on Addison . Mr. Beljame's thoroughness and precision make his volume of inestimable value to the student of the first half of the last century.
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... Pope . II . Beginnings of Modern English Prose . -Hobbes's " Leviathan . " - Burton's " Anatomy of Melancholy . " - Mil- ton's Prose . - Change appears with Dryden . III . Definition of French Influence . Predominance of Roman Influence ...
... Pope . II . Beginnings of Modern English Prose . -Hobbes's " Leviathan . " - Burton's " Anatomy of Melancholy . " - Mil- ton's Prose . - Change appears with Dryden . III . Definition of French Influence . Predominance of Roman Influence ...
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... Pope ; the Position of Roman Catholics . - Pope's " Pastorals , " and their Predecessors . - Ambrose Philips ; Gay . II . The " Essay on Criti- cism ; " Roscommon's " Essay on Translated Verse ; " Sheffield's " Essay on Poetry ...
... Pope ; the Position of Roman Catholics . - Pope's " Pastorals , " and their Predecessors . - Ambrose Philips ; Gay . II . The " Essay on Criti- cism ; " Roscommon's " Essay on Translated Verse ; " Sheffield's " Essay on Poetry ...
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... begins . Of course , this is not a scientific division . By no stretch of language can Shakspere or Ben Jonson be numbered among ancient authors : all that I mean is 1 this , that Addison and Pope are the first writers.
... begins . Of course , this is not a scientific division . By no stretch of language can Shakspere or Ben Jonson be numbered among ancient authors : all that I mean is 1 this , that Addison and Pope are the first writers.
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Thomas Sergeant Perry. this , that Addison and Pope are the first writers of whom we feel that they are , so to speak , our fellow - citizens rather than remote beings whom we admire for their intellectual gifts . As Vernon Lee puts it ...
Thomas Sergeant Perry. this , that Addison and Pope are the first writers of whom we feel that they are , so to speak , our fellow - citizens rather than remote beings whom we admire for their intellectual gifts . As Vernon Lee puts it ...
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