The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Life of Alexander Pope. PoemsB. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, 1797 |
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Page liii
... ( says " he ) the fineft image of a Saint expired , that ever " painting drew . " It was in the year 1734 , that the fine Epiftle to Dr. Arbuthnot was , according to the first edition in folio , first printed . Afterwards it underwent two ...
... ( says " he ) the fineft image of a Saint expired , that ever " painting drew . " It was in the year 1734 , that the fine Epiftle to Dr. Arbuthnot was , according to the first edition in folio , first printed . Afterwards it underwent two ...
Page lxix
... say , he is the great Poet of Reason ; the First of Ethical Authors in Verfe ; which he was by choice , not neceffity . And this fpecies of writing is , after all , the surest road to an extenfive and immediate repu- tation . It lies ...
... say , he is the great Poet of Reason ; the First of Ethical Authors in Verfe ; which he was by choice , not neceffity . And this fpecies of writing is , after all , the surest road to an extenfive and immediate repu- tation . It lies ...
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... says , " Would not Pope have fucceeded better in an original attempt ? Talents untried are talents unknown . All that I know , is , that , contrary to these fentiments , he was not only an avowed profeffor of imitation , but a zealous ...
... says , " Would not Pope have fucceeded better in an original attempt ? Talents untried are talents unknown . All that I know , is , that , contrary to these fentiments , he was not only an avowed profeffor of imitation , but a zealous ...
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... Say , wond'rous youth , what Column wilt thou chufe , What laurel'd Arch for thy triumphant Muse ? Tho ' each great Ancient court thee to his shrine , Tho ' ev'ry Laurel through the dome be thine , ( From the proud Epic , down to those ...
... Say , wond'rous youth , what Column wilt thou chufe , What laurel'd Arch for thy triumphant Muse ? Tho ' each great Ancient court thee to his shrine , Tho ' ev'ry Laurel through the dome be thine , ( From the proud Epic , down to those ...
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... say , there is scarcely a single rural image to be found that is new . The ideas of Theocritus , Virgil , and Spencer , are indeed here exhibited in language equally mellifluous and pure ; but the descriptions and fentiments are trite ...
... say , there is scarcely a single rural image to be found that is new . The ideas of Theocritus , Virgil , and Spencer , are indeed here exhibited in language equally mellifluous and pure ; but the descriptions and fentiments are trite ...
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