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" Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greatest of poets, who most excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention that in different degrees... "
The Quadrature of the Circle: The Square Root of Two, and the Right-angled ... - Page 39
by William Alexander Myers - 1873 - 164 pages
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...The prailc ot,' judgment Virgil hasjuftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Miscellaneous ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...whatever. The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly conteiledwith him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies; but his Invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the grcateil of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 12

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...The praife of judgment Virgil has jullly contcftcd with him, and others may have their pretenfions at to particular excellencies ; but his invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moll excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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The Elements of English Composition: Containing Practical Instructions for ...

David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...The praife of judgment, Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their prctenfions as to particular excellencies, but his invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of »poetry. It is the invention...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose: Containing ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is. the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Satires. On receiving from the Right ...

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention...
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The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope

Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...; E. Jeflery ; Black, Parry, and Kinglbur1r ; PREFACE. HOMER is universally allowed to have had tha greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise...particular excellencies ; but his Invention remains yet uurivalled. !Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greatest of poets, who most excelled...
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