Satires and EpistlesClarendon Press, 1881 - 164 Seiten |
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... thought and expression . The translator followed the precedent of the stage , on which the Greek and Roman heroes appeared in perruque and silk stockings , the court dress of Versailles . In vain Boileau ridi- culed the fashion , and ...
... thought and expression . The translator followed the precedent of the stage , on which the Greek and Roman heroes appeared in perruque and silk stockings , the court dress of Versailles . In vain Boileau ridi- culed the fashion , and ...
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... thought of doing so . The only justification of Pope's outrageous perso- nalities is , that such was the habitual dialect of the contemporary press . And the press only followed the lead of general conversa- tion . In 1720 it was one of ...
... thought of doing so . The only justification of Pope's outrageous perso- nalities is , that such was the habitual dialect of the contemporary press . And the press only followed the lead of general conversa- tion . In 1720 it was one of ...
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... thought by him worthy of a refutation , or even of a retort . ' man . It is indeed doubtful , and has been doubted with special reference to Pope ( by Bowles in his edition ) , if the attitude of satirist is one which any individual can ...
... thought by him worthy of a refutation , or even of a retort . ' man . It is indeed doubtful , and has been doubted with special reference to Pope ( by Bowles in his edition ) , if the attitude of satirist is one which any individual can ...
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... thought has been turned over and over , till it is brought out finally with a point and finish which themselves ... thoughts tell . He used to say himself that he had found by trial that he could express himself more forcibly in rhyme ...
... thought has been turned over and over , till it is brought out finally with a point and finish which themselves ... thoughts tell . He used to say himself that he had found by trial that he could express himself more forcibly in rhyme ...
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... in an exuberant lawlessness of thought as well as of words . They are full of genius , but destitute of that art which alone can make genius tell C 2 INTRODUCTORY . 19 It must not be hence inferred that every line written ...
... in an exuberant lawlessness of thought as well as of words . They are full of genius , but destitute of that art which alone can make genius tell C 2 INTRODUCTORY . 19 It must not be hence inferred that every line written ...
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Seite 30 - Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne; View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Seite 125 - With lust and violence the house of God? In courts and palaces he also reigns, And in luxurious cities, where the noise Of riot ascends above their loftiest towers, And injury, and outrage: And when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Seite 34 - A Cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust; Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.
Seite 25 - Nine years !" cries he, who high in Drury-lane, Lull'd by soft zephyrs through the broken pane, Rhymes ere he wakes, and prints before term ends, Oblig'd by hunger and request of friends : " The piece, you think, is incorrect? why take it ; I'm all submission ; what you'd have it, make it.
Seite 24 - tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide? They pierce my thickets, through my grot they glide, By land, by water, they renew the charge, They stop the chariot, and they board the barge.
Seite 36 - Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky...
Seite 52 - Be but great, With praise or infamy leave that to fate; Get place and wealth — if possible with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.
Seite 28 - I smiled ; if right, I kiss'd the rod. Pains, reading, study, are their just pretence, And all they want is spirit, taste, and sense.
Seite 33 - That Fop, whose pride affects a patron's name, Yet absent, wounds an author's honest fame: Who can your merit selfishly approve, And show the sense of it without the love...
Seite 146 - I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, "Would he ' had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech.