The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes: pr. verbatim from the octavo ed. of mr. Warburton, Volume 71754 |
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... most wonderful was a thing that feemed a monstrous Fowl , which juft then dropt through the fky - light , near his wife's apartment . It had a large body , two little difproportioned wings , a prodigious tail , but no head . As its ...
... most wonderful was a thing that feemed a monstrous Fowl , which juft then dropt through the fky - light , near his wife's apartment . It had a large body , two little difproportioned wings , a prodigious tail , but no head . As its ...
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... most conduced to his eafy attain- ment of this Language , was his love of Ginger- bread ; which his Father observing , caused it to be ftampt with the Letters of the Greek Alphabet ; and the Child the very first day eat as far as Iota ...
... most conduced to his eafy attain- ment of this Language , was his love of Ginger- bread ; which his Father observing , caused it to be ftampt with the Letters of the Greek Alphabet ; and the Child the very first day eat as far as Iota ...
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... most addicted to Plays . From the fame " caufe , and from the unprejudiced and incorrupt fimplicity of their minds it proceeds , that the Plays of the Ancient Children are preferved mo.e entire than any other of their Cuftoms . In this ...
... most addicted to Plays . From the fame " caufe , and from the unprejudiced and incorrupt fimplicity of their minds it proceeds , that the Plays of the Ancient Children are preferved mo.e entire than any other of their Cuftoms . In this ...
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... most taken notice of , they had doubtlefs Cock - matches alfo , as is evident from certain an- " cient Gems and Relievo's . 3.1 " In a word , let my fon Martin difport himself " at any Game truly Antique , except one , which " was ...
... most taken notice of , they had doubtlefs Cock - matches alfo , as is evident from certain an- " cient Gems and Relievo's . 3.1 " In a word , let my fon Martin difport himself " at any Game truly Antique , except one , which " was ...
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... most useful and instructive , Bob - cherry , which teaches at once two noble Virtues , Patience and Conftancy ; the first in adhering to the purfuit of one end , the latter in bearing a disappointment . Befides all thefe , he taught him ...
... most useful and instructive , Bob - cherry , which teaches at once two noble Virtues , Patience and Conftancy ; the first in adhering to the purfuit of one end , the latter in bearing a disappointment . Befides all thefe , he taught him ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient animals Bathos beauty becauſe Black caft cafus caufe cauſe circumftance compofed confifts Cornelius courſe Crambe criticks defcribed defcriptions defign defire diftinguished diſcover Eclogues excellent expreffion exprefs faid fame feems fenfe feveral fhall fhort fhould filly fimplicity fince fingle firft firſt fome fometimes fpirit ftill fubject fuch fure Genius greateſt hath Hero himſelf Homer honour Horfes Horſes Iliad inftance itſelf juft Juftice laft leaft learned leaſt lefs mafter manner modern moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion paffages paffion pafs Paftoral perfon pleaſed pleaſure poem Poet poetry praiſe prefent preferve primus ab Profund publick Pyed quam racter raiſe reader Reaſon ſay Scriblerus ſeem ſeveral Shakeſpear ſhall ſpeak thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought thro tranflation underſtanding unto uſe verfe verſes Virgil whofe whole whoſe words writers
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Página 298 - That the Earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me ; of whom it is hard to say whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing to his generosity or his example...
Página 277 - ... of a trumpet. They roll along as a plentiful river, always in motion, and always full ; while we are borne away by a tide of...
Página 287 - Tis a great Secret in Writing to know when to be plain, and when poetical and figurative; and it is what Homer will teach us if we will but follow modestly in his Footsteps.
Página 316 - ... and affirm theirs to be purged from the errors of the former. This is true as to the literal errors, and no other ; for in all respects else it is far worse than the quartos.
Página 319 - Prose from verse they did not know, and they accordingly printed one for the other throughout the volume.
Página 287 - I will venture to say, there have not been more men misled in former times by a servile dull adherence to the letter, than have been deluded in ours by a chimerical insolent hope of raising and improving their author.
Página 243 - If thou shalt find a bird's nest in the way, thou shalt not take the dam with the young ; But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go ; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
Página 309 - But as to his want of learning, it may be necessary to say something more : there is certainly a vast difference between learning and languages. How far he was ignorant of the latter, I cannot determine ; but it is plain he had much reading at least, if they will not call it learning. Nor is it any great matter, if a man has...
Página 295 - ... they are confessedly the first in the commonwealth of letters, they must be envied and calumniated only for being at the head of it. That which in my opinion ought to be the endeavour of any one who translates Homer, is above all things to...
Página 284 - Achilles is not as good and perfect a prince as ^Eneas, when the very moral of his poem required a contrary character: it is thus that Rapin judges in his comparison of Homer and Virgil.