The Works of Alexander Pope: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 5C. a J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks Alexander Pope William Roscoe. • AN ESSAY ON MAN , IN FOUR EPISTLES . ΤΟ HENRY ST . JOHN , LORD VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE , VOL . V. B events . If it be a true observation , that.
... Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks Alexander Pope William Roscoe. • AN ESSAY ON MAN , IN FOUR EPISTLES . ΤΟ HENRY ST . JOHN , LORD VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE , VOL . V. B events . If it be a true observation , that.
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... true observation , that for a poet to write happily and well , he must have seen and felt what he describes , and must draw from living models alone ; and if modern times , from their luxury and refinement , afford not manners that will ...
... true observation , that for a poet to write happily and well , he must have seen and felt what he describes , and must draw from living models alone ; and if modern times , from their luxury and refinement , afford not manners that will ...
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... true . The Essay on Man , as it now appears , could at no time have existed in any form very different with respect to its doctrinal tenets from what it is at present ; so that any pas- sages tending to the inculcation of infidel ...
... true . The Essay on Man , as it now appears , could at no time have existed in any form very different with respect to its doctrinal tenets from what it is at present ; so that any pas- sages tending to the inculcation of infidel ...
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... true a representation of it ; & c . " * This passage is as erroneous in its premises as it is un- just in its conclusion . The point to be illustrated is not , “ that hope is implanted in man to enable him to bear the evils of this life ...
... true a representation of it ; & c . " * This passage is as erroneous in its premises as it is un- just in its conclusion . The point to be illustrated is not , “ that hope is implanted in man to enable him to bear the evils of this life ...
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... true construction of the poem will , however , more clearly appear from considering that portion of it , in which the poet positively asserts the free agency , and responsibility of man . This is in fact the principal object of his ...
... true construction of the poem will , however , more clearly appear from considering that portion of it , in which the poet positively asserts the free agency , and responsibility of man . This is in fact the principal object of his ...
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