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Pagina 366
... praise : commentaries which attract the reader by the pleasure of perusal have not often appeared ; the notes of others are read to clear difficulties , those of Pope to vary entertainment . It has however been objected , with ...
... praise : commentaries which attract the reader by the pleasure of perusal have not often appeared ; the notes of others are read to clear difficulties , those of Pope to vary entertainment . It has however been objected , with ...
Pagina 384
... praises over different tombs . The scantiness of human praises can scarcely be made more apparent , than by remarking how ... praise . Living , great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying , fears herself may die . Of this ...
... praises over different tombs . The scantiness of human praises can scarcely be made more apparent , than by remarking how ... praise . Living , great Nature fear'd he might outvie Her works ; and dying , fears herself may die . Of this ...
Pagina 405
... praise must be allowed by the most supercilious observer to him , who does best what such multitudes are contending to do well . This praise was the praise of Shenstone ; but , like all other modes of felicity , it was not enjoyed ...
... praise must be allowed by the most supercilious observer to him , who does best what such multitudes are contending to do well . This praise was the praise of Shenstone ; but , like all other modes of felicity , it was not enjoyed ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote