 ... or science, which have not been touched upon by others; we have little else left us but to represent the common sense of mankind in more strong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry...  The Dunciad, in four books - Page xxiby Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
 | 1738 - 310 pages
...elfe left us, but to reprefent the common Senfe of Mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon Lights. If a Reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but very few Precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...elfe left us, but to reprefent " the common feafe of mankind in more ftrong, more " beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader ." examines Horace's art of poetry, he will fir1d but *' few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in " ArijIotle, and which were not commonly... | |
 | English essays - 1729 - 314 pages
...Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but very few Precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Arijlotlt, and .which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Attgttftan Age. His Way of Exprefling and Applying them, not his Invention of them, is what we are... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...left us, but to reprefent *' the common fcnfe of mankind in. more ftrong, " more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a " reader examines Horace's art...few precepts in it, which he may not meet " with in AriHotle, and which were not commonly " known by all the poets of the Augujlan age. His' " way of expreffing,... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more " uncommon Lights. If a Reader examines Ht" race's Art of Poetry, he will find but few Precepts " in it, which he may not meet with in Arijlotle $ " and which were not commonly known by all the " Poets of the Auguftan Age. His Way of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of " mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more un" common lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry,...he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by all the poets of the Augufen age. His way ofexpreffing, and applying them, not... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...little elfe left us, but to reprefentthe common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art...which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Aaguftan age. His way of expreflmg, and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...elfe left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe- of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art...but few precepts in it, which he may not meet with irt Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His .way of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...elfe left us, but to reprefent the com" mon fcnfe of mankind in more fIrong, more beau" tiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader " examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find " bat few precepts in it which he may not meet with " in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...elfe left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art...known by all the poets of the Auguftan age. His way of exprefling and applying them, not his invention of them, is what we are chiefly to admire-. « «'... | |
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