The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and proseC. Bathurst, 1787 |
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... genius , in the difpofition and ornaments of this romantic recefs , appears to as much advantage as in his best contrived Poems . VER . 9. Egerian Grott , ] Alluding to Numa's projecting his fyftem of Politics in this Grott , affifted ...
... genius , in the difpofition and ornaments of this romantic recefs , appears to as much advantage as in his best contrived Poems . VER . 9. Egerian Grott , ] Alluding to Numa's projecting his fyftem of Politics in this Grott , affifted ...
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... genius marks In yonder wild - goofe and the larks ! The mushrooms fhew his wit was fudden ! And for his judgment , lo a pudder ! Roaft beef , tho ' old , proclaims him ftout , And grace , altho ' a bard , devout . May Toм , whom Heav'n ...
... genius marks In yonder wild - goofe and the larks ! The mushrooms fhew his wit was fudden ! And for his judgment , lo a pudder ! Roaft beef , tho ' old , proclaims him ftout , And grace , altho ' a bard , devout . May Toм , whom Heav'n ...
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... Genius , in thy Love too bleft ! One grateful Woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thanklefs land to his denies . VARIATIONS . 5 It is as follows on the Monument in the Abbey erected to Rowe and his Daughter . Thy Reliques , Rowe ...
... Genius , in thy Love too bleft ! One grateful Woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thanklefs land to his denies . VARIATIONS . 5 It is as follows on the Monument in the Abbey erected to Rowe and his Daughter . Thy Reliques , Rowe ...
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... Genius whofe life I am writing . I re- turned home , and having maturely confidered their se veral arguments , which I found to be of equal weight , I quieted my curiofity with this natural conclufion , that he was born in fome point ...
... Genius whofe life I am writing . I re- turned home , and having maturely confidered their se veral arguments , which I found to be of equal weight , I quieted my curiofity with this natural conclufion , that he was born in fome point ...
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... genius for Ma- thematics in his early youth ; and fome trifling directions given for the introduction to the elements of Science , in Mr. Locke's book of Education . Cornelius having read and seriously weighed the me- thods by MARTINUS ...
... genius for Ma- thematics in his early youth ; and fome trifling directions given for the introduction to the elements of Science , in Mr. Locke's book of Education . Cornelius having read and seriously weighed the me- thods by MARTINUS ...
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againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient animals Bathos becauſe befides bleft caft caufe cauſe compofed Cornelius courſe Crambe Criticks defcribe defcription defign defire diſcover Eclogues expreffion exprefs faid fame fatire feems feveral fhall fhort fhould fimplicity fince fingle firft firſt fome fometimes fpirit Friend ftill fubject fuch genius greateſt hath himſelf Homer honour Horfes Horſe houſe Iliad inftance itſelf juft Juftice Julius Pollux juſt Lady laft laſt learned leaſt lefs Lord mafter manner Martin meaſure modern moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion Paffion Paftoral perfon pleaſe pleaſure Poem Poet poetry praiſe prefent promiſe publick purpoſe quoth raiſe Reaſon rife Scriblerus ſeems ſeveral Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſuch Terpander thee thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion tranflated univerfal uſed verfe verſe Virgil whofe whole whoſe words writers
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Página 278 - When we read Homer, we ought to reflect that we are reading the...
Página 214 - Jerusalem with iniquity: the heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, "Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
Página 154 - Cuzzona. * fineft fineft thread. There are Amplifiers who can extend half a dozen thin thoughts over a whole Folio...
Página 8 - How think you of our friend the Dean? I wonder what some people mean; My lord and he are grown so great, Always together tete-d-tete. What ! they admire him for his jokes — See but the fortune of some folks...
Página 291 - 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 280 - Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to assign the causes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times and the prejudice of...
Página 298 - Players are just such judges of what is right, as tailors are of what is graceful. And in this view it will be but fair to allow, that most of our author's faults are less to be ascribed to his wrong judgment as a poet, than to his right judgment as a player.
Página 187 - Here therefore, in the name of all our Brethren, let me return our sincere and humble Thanks to the most August Mr.
Página 52 - Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he died.
Página 281 - ... enchantment. Homer not only appears the inventor of poetry, but excels all the inventors of other arts in this, that he has swallowed up the honour of those who succeeded him.