The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Memoirs of the life and writings of Pope. Recommendatory poems. A discourse on pastoral poetry. Pastorals. Messiah. Windsor forest. Odes. Two chorus's to the tragedy of Brutus. The dying Christian to his soul. An essay on criticism. The rape of the lock. Elegy to the memory of an unfortunate lady. Prologue to Mr. Addison's tragedy of Cato. Epilogue to Mr. Rowe's Jane ShoreJ. Johnson, 1806 |
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... fhall copie but in miniature . " + The houfe , fince that time , has been raised , and confiderable additions have been made to it . It is now an elegant manfion , in poffeffion of Neate efq . fomething more than praise . Let not this ...
... fhall copie but in miniature . " + The houfe , fince that time , has been raised , and confiderable additions have been made to it . It is now an elegant manfion , in poffeffion of Neate efq . fomething more than praise . Let not this ...
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... you defign your poem for the prefs , no one fhall be more careful in printing it , nor no one can give greater encouragement to it than , Sir , " & c . The most extraordinary productions said to have been written fo 4 The OF POPE . XXV.
... you defign your poem for the prefs , no one fhall be more careful in printing it , nor no one can give greater encouragement to it than , Sir , " & c . The most extraordinary productions said to have been written fo 4 The OF POPE . XXV.
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... fhall be . ” It fufficiently appears from Pope's letter , that the was of a wild and romantic difpofition . She left her friends and country , and commenced a fentimental purfuit after the object in which her ambition and enthusiastic ...
... fhall be . ” It fufficiently appears from Pope's letter , that the was of a wild and romantic difpofition . She left her friends and country , and commenced a fentimental purfuit after the object in which her ambition and enthusiastic ...
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... fhall rather refer to his Life of Pope , page 304 .- ( Lives of the Poets . ) He there fays ( page 318 ) , that from the emiffion and reception of the pro- pofals of the Iliad , the kindness of Addifon began to cool . Addifon might ask ...
... fhall rather refer to his Life of Pope , page 304 .- ( Lives of the Poets . ) He there fays ( page 318 ) , that from the emiffion and reception of the pro- pofals of the Iliad , the kindness of Addifon began to cool . Addifon might ask ...
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... fhall make fome further obfervations . In the first place , the account is given folely by Pope's friends , and in Pope's colours : παν πραγμα δυας εκει λάβας , is an expreffion of Epictetus : every thing " has two handles ; " and , in ...
... fhall make fome further obfervations . In the first place , the account is given folely by Pope's friends , and in Pope's colours : παν πραγμα δυας εκει λάβας , is an expreffion of Epictetus : every thing " has two handles ; " and , in ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Addiſon Æneid againſt ancient beauty becauſe beſt boaſt Boileau cauſe character circumftance compofition Criticiſm Critics defcribed defcription defert Dryden Dunciad Eclogues Effay Ev'n ev'ry expreffion eyes facred faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhould filver fince fing firft firſt flow'rs fome foon Foreft fpirit fpring ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior genius groves heav'n himſelf Homer Iliad IMITATIONS itſelf Johnſon juft juſt laft laſt lefs lines loft Lord Lord Hervey Lycidas moft moſt Mufe mufic Muſe muſt nature NOTES numbers nymph o'er obfervations occafion paffage paffions Paftorals perfon pleaſe poem Poet poetical Poetry Pope Pope's pow'r praiſe prefent profe publiſhed Quintilian reafon REMARKS rife ſcene ſeems ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtill ſtrains ſtreams Sylphs thefe themſelves Theocritus theſe thofe thoſe thou thought tranflation uſed verfe verſe Virg Virgil WARBURTON WARTON whofe whoſe writing
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 333 - For, that sad moment, when the sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from Belinda flew, Umbriel...
Seite 187 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Seite 226 - Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind ; But, more...
Seite 218 - Music resembles poetry; in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master-hand alone can reach. If, where the rules not far enough extend, (Since rules were made but to promote their end) Some lucky licence answer to the full Th' intent propos'd, that licence is a rule.
Seite 324 - The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease.
Seite 309 - Safe from the treach'rous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires ? Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though honour is the word with men below.
Seite 332 - What time would spare, from steel receives its date, And monuments, like men, submit to fate! Steel could the labour of the gods destroy, And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground.
Seite 110 - Be smooth, ye Rocks; ye rapid Floods, give way ! The SAVIOUR comes! by ancient bards foretold! Hear Him, ye Deaf; and all ye Blind, behold! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eye-ball pour the day: Tis He th' obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th...
Seite 115 - See, a long race thy spacious courts adorn; See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies ! See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend...
Seite 182 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.