Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 373 pages |
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... employed , and fo confpicuously improved , a minute account must be naturally defired ; but curiofity must be contented with con- fufed , imperfect , and fometimes impro- bable intelligence . Pope , finding little advantage from ...
... employed , and fo confpicuously improved , a minute account must be naturally defired ; but curiofity must be contented with con- fufed , imperfect , and fometimes impro- bable intelligence . Pope , finding little advantage from ...
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... employed in Hiber- " nian land ? The perfon that wants this " wit may indeed be fcorned , but the " fcorn fhews the honour which the " contemner has for wit . " Of this re- mark Pope made the proper ufe , by cor- recting the paffage . I ...
... employed in Hiber- " nian land ? The perfon that wants this " wit may indeed be fcorned , but the " fcorn fhews the honour which the " contemner has for wit . " Of this re- mark Pope made the proper ufe , by cor- recting the paffage . I ...
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... deavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to direct herfelf . Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl . Not Not long after he wrote the Rape of the Lock 36 POPE .
... deavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to direct herfelf . Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl . Not Not long after he wrote the Rape of the Lock 36 POPE .
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... employ- ment , and he complained that he wanted even money to buy books * . He therefore refolved to try how far the favour of the publick extended , by foliciting a fubfcription to a verfion of the Iliad , with large notes . * Spence ...
... employ- ment , and he complained that he wanted even money to buy books * . He therefore refolved to try how far the favour of the publick extended , by foliciting a fubfcription to a verfion of the Iliad , with large notes . * Spence ...
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... employed is faid to have been Dryden's Virgil ; and it had been tried again with great fuccefs when the Tatlers were collected into volumes . There was reafon to believe that Pope's attempt would be fuccessful . He was in the full bloom ...
... employed is faid to have been Dryden's Virgil ; and it had been tried again with great fuccefs when the Tatlers were collected into volumes . There was reafon to believe that Pope's attempt would be fuccessful . He was in the full bloom ...
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