An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, 2. kötetJ. Dodsley, 1782 |
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27. oldal
... funt horæ ! Ridens moriar ! THESE ftanzas breathe the true spirit of a barbarous old warrior . The abruptness and brevity of the sentences are much in charac- E 2 ter ; ter ; as is the noble difdain of life expreffed AND GENIUS OF POPE .
... funt horæ ! Ridens moriar ! THESE ftanzas breathe the true spirit of a barbarous old warrior . The abruptness and brevity of the sentences are much in charac- E 2 ter ; ter ; as is the noble difdain of life expreffed AND GENIUS OF POPE .
36. oldal
... true , by touches of fatire fo deli- cate , by fo profound a knowledge of the hu- ' man heart , by the graces of the comic , which perpetually fucceed the strokes of the terrible , in fhort , by fuch innumerable beauties of every kind ...
... true , by touches of fatire fo deli- cate , by fo profound a knowledge of the hu- ' man heart , by the graces of the comic , which perpetually fucceed the strokes of the terrible , in fhort , by fuch innumerable beauties of every kind ...
49. oldal
... true fpirit of a faftidious French critic . " These descriptions of witchcraft muft have been very pleafing to ancient poets , fince they dwell upon them fo largely and frequently . But furely fuch objects have fo much horror in them ...
... true fpirit of a faftidious French critic . " These descriptions of witchcraft muft have been very pleafing to ancient poets , fince they dwell upon them fo largely and frequently . But furely fuch objects have fo much horror in them ...
56. oldal
... true spirit and fublimity , than in this interview between Turnus and the fury , both whose characters are strongly supported . But to re- turn to FAME . Virgil has represented her as a dreadful and gigantic monster , in which ...
... true spirit and fublimity , than in this interview between Turnus and the fury , both whose characters are strongly supported . But to re- turn to FAME . Virgil has represented her as a dreadful and gigantic monster , in which ...
62. oldal
... true , faid I , not void of hopes I came , For who fo fond as youthful bards of Fame * ? THIS Conclufion is not Chaucer ; and is judicious . copied from Chaucer has finished his story inartificially , by saying he was furprized at the ...
... true , faid I , not void of hopes I came , For who fo fond as youthful bards of Fame * ? THIS Conclufion is not Chaucer ; and is judicious . copied from Chaucer has finished his story inartificially , by saying he was furprized at the ...
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128. oldal - Lo! the poor Indian, whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
245. oldal - Consult the Genius of the Place in all; That tells the Waters or to rise, or fall; Or helps th...
289. oldal - I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
142. oldal - Created half to rise, and half to fall: Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory jest, and riddle of the world!
165. oldal - Go, from the creatures thy instructions take: Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
319. oldal - As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or, at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad...
429. oldal - Lo! at the Wheels of her Triumphal Car, Old England's Genius, rough with many a Scar, Dragg'd in the Dust! his Arms hang idly round, His Flag inverted trails along the ground! Our Youth, all liv'ry'd o'er with foreign Gold, Before her dance; behind her crawl the Old!
290. oldal - Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came.
157. oldal - See life dissolving vegetate again: All forms that perish other forms supply; (By turns we catch the vital breath, and die) Like bubbles on the sea of Matter borne, They rise, they break, and to that sea return.
176. oldal - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific...