Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English PoetsJames Phillips, 1785 - 386 páginas |
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... Effay on Pope . His literary opinions had always nearly coincided with those of the two brothers , and about Christmas 1781 , I had the pleasure of introducing him to Dr. Warton , and the Rev. Mr. Thomas Warton . The Doctor was much ...
... Effay on Pope . His literary opinions had always nearly coincided with those of the two brothers , and about Christmas 1781 , I had the pleasure of introducing him to Dr. Warton , and the Rev. Mr. Thomas Warton . The Doctor was much ...
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... and amufements of a contem- plative mind in the country , and may be confidered as a picture of the author's own manner of living . The The Effay on Painting is an elegant piece of verfification JOHN SCOTT , Efq . lxxiii.
... and amufements of a contem- plative mind in the country , and may be confidered as a picture of the author's own manner of living . The The Effay on Painting is an elegant piece of verfification JOHN SCOTT , Efq . lxxiii.
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John Scott, John Hoole. The Effay on Painting is an elegant piece of verfification , and fhews , in the fulleft light , Mr. Scott's turn for the polite arts . He was always a great ad- mirer of painting , and for many years never miffed ...
John Scott, John Hoole. The Effay on Painting is an elegant piece of verfification , and fhews , in the fulleft light , Mr. Scott's turn for the polite arts . He was always a great ad- mirer of painting , and for many years never miffed ...
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... Effay on the Harmony of Verse ; and another in SAY's Effay on the numbers of Paradife Loft . B 3 fon fon ( whose attachment to this author seems pretty strong CRITICAL ESSAY S. 21.
... Effay on the Harmony of Verse ; and another in SAY's Effay on the numbers of Paradife Loft . B 3 fon fon ( whose attachment to this author seems pretty strong CRITICAL ESSAY S. 21.
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... Effay on Pope's Windfor Foreft , it was intimated that the illuftra- tion of local description by local fimile , is not often fuccessful . The remark however must not be indifcriminately adopted , but will admit of fome qualification ...
... Effay on Pope's Windfor Foreft , it was intimated that the illuftra- tion of local description by local fimile , is not often fuccessful . The remark however must not be indifcriminately adopted , but will admit of fome qualification ...
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