The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others: To which Were Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 4C. and J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... and good , upon earth ; that truth , and art , and philosophy , and religion , and mo- rality would be extinguished ; " Nor human spark be left , nor glimpse divine . " This intention of the poet , although sufficiently evident from 13.
... and good , upon earth ; that truth , and art , and philosophy , and religion , and mo- rality would be extinguished ; " Nor human spark be left , nor glimpse divine . " This intention of the poet , although sufficiently evident from 13.
Página 113
... divine madness , so often mentioned by Plato ; that poetical rage and enthusiasm , with which Mr. D. hath , in his time , been highly possessed ; and of those extraordinary hints and motions , whereof he himself so feel- ingly treats in ...
... divine madness , so often mentioned by Plato ; that poetical rage and enthusiasm , with which Mr. D. hath , in his time , been highly possessed ; and of those extraordinary hints and motions , whereof he himself so feel- ingly treats in ...
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... divine , And all be sleep , as at an Ode of thine . " She ceas'd . Then swells the Chapel - royal throat : God save king Cibber ! mounts in ev'ry note . 320 Familiar White's , God save king Colly ! cries ; God save king Colly ! Drury ...
... divine , And all be sleep , as at an Ode of thine . " She ceas'd . Then swells the Chapel - royal throat : God save king Cibber ! mounts in ev'ry note . 320 Familiar White's , God save king Colly ! cries ; God save king Colly ! Drury ...
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... & c . The Mock - marriage of a mad Divine , with a Cl- for a Parson , by Dr. W. The Saw - pit , a Simile , by a Friend . Certain Physical works of Sir James Baker ; and But lofty Lintot in the circle rose : 55 " BOOK II . 155 THE DUNCIAD .
... & c . The Mock - marriage of a mad Divine , with a Cl- for a Parson , by Dr. W. The Saw - pit , a Simile , by a Friend . Certain Physical works of Sir James Baker ; and But lofty Lintot in the circle rose : 55 " BOOK II . 155 THE DUNCIAD .
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... Divine ; 250 There , Webster ! peal'd thy voice , and Whitfield ! thine . REMARKS . Ver . 247. milky mothers ] The epithet is from Spenser . Warton . Ver . 258. Webster - and Whitfield ! ] The one the writer of a Newspaper called the ...
... Divine ; 250 There , Webster ! peal'd thy voice , and Whitfield ! thine . REMARKS . Ver . 247. milky mothers ] The epithet is from Spenser . Warton . Ver . 258. Webster - and Whitfield ! ] The one the writer of a Newspaper called the ...
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abuse Æneid Alluding ancient Aristarchus bard Bavius behold booksellers Bowles called cause Chaos character Cibber Codrus Concanen Court Curl Dennis divine Dryden dull Dulness Dunce Dunciad edition Epic Epigram Eridanus Essay on Criticism ev'ry eyes folly fool former Edd friends genius gentleman Gildon Goddess hath head Heav'n Hero Homer honour Ibid Iliad IMITATIONS King Laureate learned Leonard Welsted Letter LEWIS THEOBALD lines Lord manner Milton Mist's Journal moral Muse nature never notes o'er occasion octavo Oldmixon opinion Ovid P. W. Ver P.t Ver passage person philosopher poem poet poet's poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise Pref printed published Queen reader REMARKS ridicule saith satire says SCRIBLERUS Shakespear shew sons soul Swift taste thee Theobald thing thou thought thro Tibbald tion translation true truth verses Virg Virgil virtue Wakefield Warburton Warton Welsted whole words writ writer
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Página 12 - A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ; Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose, for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to be charm'd with wit.
Página 339 - Night primaeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Página 343 - Religion blushing veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine! Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored; Light dies before thy uncreating word; Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall, And universal Darkness buries all.
Página 296 - The critic Eye, that microscope of Wit, Sees hairs and pores, examines bit by bit...
Página 232 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Página 301 - Show all his paces, not a step advance. With the same cement, ever sure to bind, We bring to one dead level every mind. Then take him to develop, if you can, And hew the block off, and get out the man. 270 But wherefore waste I words? I see advance Whore, pupil, and laced governor from France. Walker! our hat' nor more he deigned to say, But, stern as Ajax
Página 247 - I turn my ravish'd eyes, gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, poetic fields encompass me around, and still I seem to tread on classic ground; for here the Muse so oft her harp has strung, that not a mountain rears its head unsung, renown'd in verse each shady thicket grows, and every stream in heavenly numbers flows.
Página 38 - The observations follow one another like those in Horace's Art of Poetry, without that methodical regularity which would have been requisite in a prose author.
Página 295 - While towering o'er your alphabet, like Saul, Stands our Digamma, and o'ertops them all. Tis true, on words is still our whole debate, Disputes of me or te, of aut or at, To sound or sink in cano, O or A, Or give up Cicero to C or K.
Página 350 - He was not without hopes that, by manifesting the dulness of those who had only malice to recommend them, either the booksellers would not find their account in employing them, or the men themselves, when discovered, want courage to proceed in so unlawful an occupation. This it was that gave birth to the Dunciad...