The Works of the English Poets: PrefacesH. Hughs, 1781 |
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... at the ex- pence of the higher character . When Cibber lampooned Pope , curiofity was excited ; what Pope would fay of Cibber nobody enquired , but in hope that Pope's afpe- afperity might betray his pain and leffen his dignity . POPE .
... at the ex- pence of the higher character . When Cibber lampooned Pope , curiofity was excited ; what Pope would fay of Cibber nobody enquired , but in hope that Pope's afpe- afperity might betray his pain and leffen his dignity . POPE .
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... hope , when it is well confidered , be found juft ; and if the reader fhould fufpect me , as I fufpect myfelf , of fome partial fondnefs for the memory of Dryden , let him not too haftily condemn me ; for meditation and enquiry may ...
... hope , when it is well confidered , be found juft ; and if the reader fhould fufpect me , as I fufpect myfelf , of fome partial fondnefs for the memory of Dryden , let him not too haftily condemn me ; for meditation and enquiry may ...
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... detain us in the dark and difmal regions of mytho- logy , where neither hope nor fear , nei- ther joy nor forrow , can be found : the poet however faithfully attends us ; we have have all that can be performed by ele- gance of 282 POPE .
... detain us in the dark and difmal regions of mytho- logy , where neither hope nor fear , nei- ther joy nor forrow , can be found : the poet however faithfully attends us ; we have have all that can be performed by ele- gance of 282 POPE .
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... hope , you will account no finall piece of obedience , from one , who values the authority of one true poet above that of twenty critics or com- mentators . But though I fpeak thus of commentators , I will continue to read carefully all ...
... hope , you will account no finall piece of obedience , from one , who values the authority of one true poet above that of twenty critics or com- mentators . But though I fpeak thus of commentators , I will continue to read carefully all ...
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... hope to at- tain twice , and which cannot be copied but with fervile imitation . I cannot but with that , of this in- fcription , the two laft lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the fense ...
... hope to at- tain twice , and which cannot be copied but with fervile imitation . I cannot but with that , of this in- fcription , the two laft lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the fense ...
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Addifon affiftance afked afterwards againſt Atrides becauſe Binfield Bleft Bolingbroke cenfure character Cibber compofition confeffed confiderable confidered criticiſm criticks defign defire Dennis difcovered Dryden Dunciad eafily Effay elegance English Epiftle epitaph facred fafe faid fame fatire fays feems feen felected fenfe fent fhall fhew fhewn fhould firft firſt folicitation fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip ftill ftudies fubfcription fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fufpect fupplied fuppofed furely himſelf Homer honour Iliad illuftration intereft kindneſs laft learning lefs Letters loft Lord Lord Halifax mafter ment mind moft moſt muft muſt neceffary nefs never numbers o'er obferved Ovid paffages paffion perfons perfuaded perhaps perufal pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's powers praife praiſe prefent printed profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſed readers reafon rife thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation ufed unkle uſed verfes verfion verſes Warburton whofe write written
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Страница 76 - O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver...
Страница 315 - To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us...
Страница 255 - The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle.
Страница 252 - ... none to himself. He examined lines and words with minute and punctilious observation, and retouched every part with indefatigable diligence, till he had left nothing to be forgiven.
Страница 85 - ... me to live agreeably in the town, or contentedly in the country, which is really all the difference I set between an easy fortune and a small one.
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