The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: SatiresB. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, 1797 |
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Page 48
... superior to the Art of Poetry of Horace ; and his Rape of the Lock is , in my opinion , above the Lutrin of Defpreaux . I never saw so amiable an imagination , fo gentle graces , fo great variety , fo much wit , and fo refined knowledge ...
... superior to the Art of Poetry of Horace ; and his Rape of the Lock is , in my opinion , above the Lutrin of Defpreaux . I never saw so amiable an imagination , fo gentle graces , fo great variety , fo much wit , and fo refined knowledge ...
Page 70
... Superior to " tutus ab infeftis latronibus , " which only carries on the metaphor in ❝enfis Vagina tectus ; " whereas the imitation does more ; for , along with the metaphor , it conveys the image of the subject , by presenting the ...
... Superior to " tutus ab infeftis latronibus , " which only carries on the metaphor in ❝enfis Vagina tectus ; " whereas the imitation does more ; for , along with the metaphor , it conveys the image of the subject , by presenting the ...
Page 96
... superior to the original ; for dar'ft is far beyond the mere eget . Two lines on this fubject , in Armstrong , are exquifitely tender , efpecially the fecond : " E'en modest want may blefs your hand unfeen , Tho ' hufh'd in patient ...
... superior to the original ; for dar'ft is far beyond the mere eget . Two lines on this fubject , in Armstrong , are exquifitely tender , efpecially the fecond : " E'en modest want may blefs your hand unfeen , Tho ' hufh'd in patient ...
Page 120
... Superior to the Original ; a pleafing little landscape is added to the Satire . But Greenwich - hill is not an exact parallel for Baix ; where the Romans of the best taste and fashion built their villas . Pope's is the villa of a ...
... Superior to the Original ; a pleafing little landscape is added to the Satire . But Greenwich - hill is not an exact parallel for Baix ; where the Romans of the best taste and fashion built their villas . Pope's is the villa of a ...
Page 378
... superior dignity of his fubject , hath gotten to the head of that triumvirate , which took fo many ages in forming . Thefe are the three fpecies of the Epic Poem ; for its largeft fphere is human action , which can be confidered but in ...
... superior dignity of his fubject , hath gotten to the head of that triumvirate , which took fo many ages in forming . Thefe are the three fpecies of the Epic Poem ; for its largeft fphere is human action , which can be confidered but in ...
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