The Beauties of PopeG. Kearsley, 1783 - 278 pages |
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Page v
... thefe firft to Mr. Walb , who recommended to him that correctness , which has fo peculiarly marked the harmony of his numbers . In the year 1704 , he composed the first part of his Windfor Forest , and about the fame period formed a ...
... thefe firft to Mr. Walb , who recommended to him that correctness , which has fo peculiarly marked the harmony of his numbers . In the year 1704 , he composed the first part of his Windfor Forest , and about the fame period formed a ...
Page viii
... thefe put him upon writing fatires , wherein he ventured to attack the characters of many perfons of very elevated rank . His fup- pofed reflections on the Duke of Chandos incurred . the displeasure of the Court ; and , though he used ...
... thefe put him upon writing fatires , wherein he ventured to attack the characters of many perfons of very elevated rank . His fup- pofed reflections on the Duke of Chandos incurred . the displeasure of the Court ; and , though he used ...
Page 5
... Thefe , were my breaft infpir'd with equal flame , Like them in beauty , fhould be like in fame .. Here hills and vales , the woodland and the plain , Here earth and water feem to ftrive again ;. Not , chaos - like , together crush'd ...
... Thefe , were my breaft infpir'd with equal flame , Like them in beauty , fhould be like in fame .. Here hills and vales , the woodland and the plain , Here earth and water feem to ftrive again ;. Not , chaos - like , together crush'd ...
Page 17
... True Tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare : Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light ; Thefe born to judge , as well as thofe to write . C 3 Let Let fuch teach others , who themselves excel , And THE BEAUTIES OF POPE 17.
... True Tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare : Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light ; Thefe born to judge , as well as thofe to write . C 3 Let Let fuch teach others , who themselves excel , And THE BEAUTIES OF POPE 17.
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... thefe tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please the ear , Not mend their minds ; as fome to church repair , Not for the doctrine , but the mufic there . Thefe Thefe equal fyllables alone require , Though oft the ear THE ...
... thefe tuneful fools admire ; Who haunt Parnaffus but to please the ear , Not mend their minds ; as fome to church repair , Not for the doctrine , but the mufic there . Thefe Thefe equal fyllables alone require , Though oft the ear THE ...
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