An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope (1756-1782)

action admirable affected alſo ancient appear attend beautiful Boileau called Cant celebrated character common Corneille critics death deſcription Dryden elegant equal excellent eyes faid fame fatire fays feems fhall firſt fome French frequently ftrokes fubject fuch genius give given hand himſelf images imagination imitated introduced Italy judgment juſt kind king laft language lately learned letters lines lively manner means mentioned merit method Milton mind moſt mufic muſt nature never numbers obfervations object occafion once opinion original paffage paffion painted particularly pathetic perhaps pieces poem poet poetical poetry POPE produced proper Racine reader remarkable rules ſay ſeems ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeak taken theſe thing thoſe thought tion tragedy tranflated true turn uſed verſes Virgil whole writing written