The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1A.J. Valpy W.A., 1835 |
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... genius might have made him eminent as a soldier ; Fortune decreed that he should be memorable and miserable as a priest . Eager for distinction , he adopted the florishing side of scholastic theology , plunged with the natural vigor of ...
... genius might have made him eminent as a soldier ; Fortune decreed that he should be memorable and miserable as a priest . Eager for distinction , he adopted the florishing side of scholastic theology , plunged with the natural vigor of ...
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... genius : Aristotle , Longinus , and Horace , are familiar to all scholars . They have fallen into occasional disrepute , as attempting to teach what is unteachable , the attainment of excellence by rule ; but the truer estimate of those ...
... genius : Aristotle , Longinus , and Horace , are familiar to all scholars . They have fallen into occasional disrepute , as attempting to teach what is unteachable , the attainment of excellence by rule ; but the truer estimate of those ...
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... genius , ver . 9 to 18 . That most men are born with some taste , but spoiled by false education , ver . 19 to 25. The multitude of critics , and causes of them , ver . 26 to 45. That we are to study our own taste , and know the limits ...
... genius , ver . 9 to 18 . That most men are born with some taste , but spoiled by false education , ver . 19 to 25. The multitude of critics , and causes of them , ver . 26 to 45. That we are to study our own taste , and know the limits ...
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... genius is but rare , True taste as seldom is the critic's share : prose . Both must alike from Heaven derive their light , These born to judge , as well as those to write . Let such teach others who themselves excel ; And censure freely ...
... genius is but rare , True taste as seldom is the critic's share : prose . Both must alike from Heaven derive their light , These born to judge , as well as those to write . Let such teach others who themselves excel ; And censure freely ...
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... genius , taste , and learning go ; Launch not beyond your depth , but be discreet ; And mark that point where sense and dulness meet . Nature to all things fix'd the limits fit , And wisely curb'd proud man's pretending wit . As on the ...
... genius , taste , and learning go ; Launch not beyond your depth , but be discreet ; And mark that point where sense and dulness meet . Nature to all things fix'd the limits fit , And wisely curb'd proud man's pretending wit . As on the ...
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