The Works of Alexander Pope Esq: In Nine Volumes, Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements: Together with the Commentary and Notes of His Editor, Band 1C. Bathurst [and 11 others], 1770 |
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... Genius had a due abhorrence of thefe pefts of Virtue and Society . He came readily into my opi- nion ; but at the fame time , told me , it would create him many enemies . He was not miftaken . For , tho ' the terror of his pen kept them ...
... Genius had a due abhorrence of thefe pefts of Virtue and Society . He came readily into my opi- nion ; but at the fame time , told me , it would create him many enemies . He was not miftaken . For , tho ' the terror of his pen kept them ...
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... Genius , is hard to be diftinguished by a man himself , from a ftrong inclination : and if his genius be ever fo great , he cannot at firft difcover it any other way , than by giving way to that preva- lent propensity which renders him ...
... Genius , is hard to be diftinguished by a man himself , from a ftrong inclination : and if his genius be ever fo great , he cannot at firft difcover it any other way , than by giving way to that preva- lent propensity which renders him ...
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... Genius as with a fine fashion , all thofe are dif- pleased at it who are not able to follow it : and it is to be feared that esteem will feldom do any man fo much good , as ill - will does him harm . Then there is a third clafs of ...
... Genius as with a fine fashion , all thofe are dif- pleased at it who are not able to follow it : and it is to be feared that esteem will feldom do any man fo much good , as ill - will does him harm . Then there is a third clafs of ...
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... Genius to Poetry , and they are all I can think of : the agreeable power of self- amusement when a man is idle or alone ; the privilege of being admitted into the best compa- ny ; and the freedom of saying as many careless things as ...
... Genius to Poetry , and they are all I can think of : the agreeable power of self- amusement when a man is idle or alone ; the privilege of being admitted into the best compa- ny ; and the freedom of saying as many careless things as ...
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... Genius as we and that to take more pains , and employ more time , cannot fail to produce more complete pieces . They conftantly apply'd themselves not only to that art , but to that fingle branch of an art , to which their talent was ...
... Genius as we and that to take more pains , and employ more time , cannot fail to produce more complete pieces . They conftantly apply'd themselves not only to that art , but to that fingle branch of an art , to which their talent was ...
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