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An essay on criticism. With notes by mr. Warburton - Page 44
by Alexander Pope - 1749 - 89 pages
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftfuck out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One...chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature atid the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part* And...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VrR. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than caprice, Curious rot knowing, not exart but...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out af ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd With a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VEH. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than ctiprite, Curious nut knowing, not exact but...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts fhuck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work, where nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos, and wild heap of wit. 295 Poets like painters, thus unfkill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With gold...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafle confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; .One...Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295...
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...affiftatice of this guide, willingly follows Caprice, which will be fure to lead him into regularities. Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. COM ME s TAR V. Ibid. Some to conceit alone, etc.] The•/&y? [from ver. zB8 to 305.] are thofe who...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, Andgh'tt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. COMMENTARY. But the fate common to both is, to be governed by caprice and not by Judgment, and confequently...
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The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of ...

John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...all. Some to conceit alone their tafle confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftrack out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ;...chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus unlkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And...
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The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of ...

Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...all. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts flruck out at ev'iy line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ;...and wild heap of wit. -Poets, like painters, thus un&ill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, •And glitt'ring thoughts ftrnck out at ev'ry lines 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit }...Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unlkill'd to trace Tjie naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295...
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