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Page 187
But it may seem somewhat strange to affert , that our Proficient should also read
the works of those famous Poets who have excelled in the Sublime : Yet is not
this a paradox ? As Virgil is said to have read Ennius , out of his dunghill to draw
...
But it may seem somewhat strange to affert , that our Proficient should also read
the works of those famous Poets who have excelled in the Sublime : Yet is not
this a paradox ? As Virgil is said to have read Ennius , out of his dunghill to draw
...
Page 215
N Epic Poem , the Critics agree , is the greatest work human nature is capable of .
They have already laid down many mechanical rules for compofitions of this fort ,
but at the same time they cut off almost all undertakers from the possibility of ...
N Epic Poem , the Critics agree , is the greatest work human nature is capable of .
They have already laid down many mechanical rules for compofitions of this fort ,
but at the same time they cut off almost all undertakers from the possibility of ...
Page 216
Moliere observes of making a dinner , that any man can do it with Money , and if a
professed Cook cannot do it without , he has his Art for nothing ; the fame may be
said of making a Poem , ' tis easily brought about by him that has a Genius ...
Moliere observes of making a dinner , that any man can do it with Money , and if a
professed Cook cannot do it without , he has his Art for nothing ; the fame may be
said of making a Poem , ' tis easily brought about by him that has a Genius ...
Page 217
However , do not absolutely observe the exact quantity of these Virtues , it not
being determined whether or no it be neceffary for the Hero of a Poem to be an
honest Man . For the UnderCharacters , gather them from Homer and Virgil , and
...
However , do not absolutely observe the exact quantity of these Virtues , it not
being determined whether or no it be neceffary for the Hero of a Poem to be an
honest Man . For the UnderCharacters , gather them from Homer and Virgil , and
...
Page 302
I fhall begin with confidering him in this part , as it is naturally the first , and I fpeak
of it both as it means the design of a poem , and as it is taken for fiction . Fable
may be divided into the probable , the allegorical , and the marvellous .
I fhall begin with confidering him in this part , as it is naturally the first , and I fpeak
of it both as it means the design of a poem , and as it is taken for fiction . Fable
may be divided into the probable , the allegorical , and the marvellous .
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Page 325 - ... to consider him attentively in comparison with Virgil above all the ancients, and with Milton above all the moderns.
Page 313 - Who can be so prejudiced in their favour as to magnify the felicity of those ages, when a spirit of revenge and cruelty, joined with the practice of rapine and robbery, reigned through the world ; when no mercy was...
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Page 334 - ... upon the judgments of that body of men whereof he was a member. They have ever had a standard to themselves, upon other principles than those of Aristotle.
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Page 45 - ... twixt reading and Bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary Tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon; Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire, Hum half a tune, tell stories to the squire; Up to her godly garret after sev'n, There starve and pray, for that's the way to heav'n.
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| Title | The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 6 The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Alexander Pope Volume 6 of The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death, William Warburton |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Editor | William Warburton |
| Publisher | J. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
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