The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others, to which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 6J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... Beauty " • XXXII . Mr. Pope to Mr. Holdsworth . Recommend- ing Mr. Harte of Oxford to the professor- ship of poetry 578 580 582 583 VOL . VIII . с PREFACE TO THE FIRST GENUINE EDITION IN QUARTO , 1737 CONTENTS . xvii.
... Beauty " • XXXII . Mr. Pope to Mr. Holdsworth . Recommend- ing Mr. Harte of Oxford to the professor- ship of poetry 578 580 582 583 VOL . VIII . с PREFACE TO THE FIRST GENUINE EDITION IN QUARTO , 1737 CONTENTS . xvii.
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... perspicuity and har- mony of parts , but gives beauty even to the minute and particular thoughts , which receive an addi- tional advantage from those which precede or fol- low in their due place . You remember a simile 52 LETTERS TO AND.
... perspicuity and har- mony of parts , but gives beauty even to the minute and particular thoughts , which receive an addi- tional advantage from those which precede or fol- low in their due place . You remember a simile 52 LETTERS TO AND.
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... beauty of their colours , but place them in such a manner as to reflect a lustre on each other . I will not disguise any of my sen- timents from you ; to methodize in your case , is full as necessary as to strike out ; otherwise you had ...
... beauty of their colours , but place them in such a manner as to reflect a lustre on each other . I will not disguise any of my sen- timents from you ; to methodize in your case , is full as necessary as to strike out ; otherwise you had ...
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... beauty of a muse shall appear at court and in public : to outshine all the farded , lewd , confident , affected town - dowdies , who aim at being honoured only to their shame : but her artful in- nocence ( on the contrary ) will gain ...
... beauty of a muse shall appear at court and in public : to outshine all the farded , lewd , confident , affected town - dowdies , who aim at being honoured only to their shame : but her artful in- nocence ( on the contrary ) will gain ...
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... beauty ; it is not only needless , but impairs what it would improve . There is a certain majesty in simplicity , which is far above all the quaintness of wit ; insomuch that the critics have excluded wit from the loftiest poetry , as ...
... beauty ; it is not only needless , but impairs what it would improve . There is a certain majesty in simplicity , which is far above all the quaintness of wit ; insomuch that the critics have excluded wit from the loftiest poetry , as ...
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