Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 373 من الصفحات |
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... genius that ever was . Self - confidence is the firft requifite to great undertakings ; he , in- deed , who forms his opinion of himself in folitude , without knowing the powers of of other men , is very liable to errour ; 12 POPE .
... genius that ever was . Self - confidence is the firft requifite to great undertakings ; he , in- deed , who forms his opinion of himself in folitude , without knowing the powers of of other men , is very liable to errour ; 12 POPE .
الصفحة 21
... opinion or one ftyle with another , and when he com- pares muft neceffarily diftinguish , reject , and prefer . But the account given by himself of his ftudies was , that from fourteen to twenty he read only for amusement , from twenty ...
... opinion or one ftyle with another , and when he com- pares muft neceffarily diftinguish , reject , and prefer . But the account given by himself of his ftudies was , that from fourteen to twenty he read only for amusement , from twenty ...
الصفحة 24
... opinions then prevalent ; the author he concludes to be young and raw . Firft , because he difcovers a fuffi- ciency ... opinion . 1 Thirdly , he hath , like fchoolboys , bor- rowed Third- 24 POPE . The pamphlet is fuch as rage might ...
... opinions then prevalent ; the author he concludes to be young and raw . Firft , because he difcovers a fuffi- ciency ... opinion . 1 Thirdly , he hath , like fchoolboys , bor- rowed Third- 24 POPE . The pamphlet is fuch as rage might ...
الصفحة 39
... opinion of her family . At its first appearance it was termed by Addifon merum fal . Pope , however , faw that it was capable of improve- ment ; and having luckily contrived to borrow his machinery from the Roficru- cians , imparted the ...
... opinion of her family . At its first appearance it was termed by Addifon merum fal . Pope , however , faw that it was capable of improve- ment ; and having luckily contrived to borrow his machinery from the Roficru- cians , imparted the ...
الصفحة 42
... upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already fettled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criti- cifm . 3 About About this time he publifhed the Temple of Fame , 42 POPE .
... upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already fettled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criti- cifm . 3 About About this time he publifhed the Temple of Fame , 42 POPE .
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