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 - Electronic books - 578 pages |
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... themselves by the difplay of any fuperior talents , we are curious to become acquainted with the history of thofe , who by their merits have transmitted their names to pofterity ; and are anxious to difcover by what means they attained ...
... themselves by the difplay of any fuperior talents , we are curious to become acquainted with the history of thofe , who by their merits have transmitted their names to pofterity ; and are anxious to difcover by what means they attained ...
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... themselves . The far greater part deter- mine upon the authority of others , rather than from their own fentiments . Thus the partial judgment or caprice of fome fashionable and over - ruling critic , often mifleads the herd , When a ...
... themselves . The far greater part deter- mine upon the authority of others , rather than from their own fentiments . Thus the partial judgment or caprice of fome fashionable and over - ruling critic , often mifleads the herd , When a ...
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... themselves exquifite , and are therefore affigned with great propriety . " With due deference to our critic , however , thefe remarks do not appear to be well founded . The figs and honey of Sicily , however exqui- fite in themselves ...
... themselves exquifite , and are therefore affigned with great propriety . " With due deference to our critic , however , thefe remarks do not appear to be well founded . The figs and honey of Sicily , however exqui- fite in themselves ...
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... themselves ac- quainted with claffic lore , they frequently fet too high a value on the acquifition . They are often partial to the merit of the antients , while they difregard excellence among the moderns . Perhaps felf - love may ...
... themselves ac- quainted with claffic lore , they frequently fet too high a value on the acquifition . They are often partial to the merit of the antients , while they difregard excellence among the moderns . Perhaps felf - love may ...
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... themselves " requite . " O let us ftill the secret joy partake , To follow virtue ev'n for virtue's fake . " The answer of the goddess conveys an ex- cellent moral . " And live there men , who flight immortal " fame ? " Who then with ...
... themselves " requite . " O let us ftill the secret joy partake , To follow virtue ev'n for virtue's fake . " The answer of the goddess conveys an ex- cellent moral . " And live there men , who flight immortal " fame ? " Who then with ...
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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