LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 8–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 27
... correct my lines , but my life . As to the damn'd verfes I entrusted you with , I hope you will let them undergo your purga- tory , to fave them from other people's damn- ing them fince the critics , who are generally the firft damn'd ...
... correct my lines , but my life . As to the damn'd verfes I entrusted you with , I hope you will let them undergo your purga- tory , to fave them from other people's damn- ing them fince the critics , who are generally the firft damn'd ...
Էջ 57
... : that tho ' we had feveral great poets , we had none that were correct ; and therefore he advised him to make this his study . Mr. Pope's Paftorals . P. them them over feveral times with great fatisfaction . The Preface.
... : that tho ' we had feveral great poets , we had none that were correct ; and therefore he advised him to make this his study . Mr. Pope's Paftorals . P. them them over feveral times with great fatisfaction . The Preface.
Էջ 60
... correct me , than the fame hand that rais'd a tree has to prune it . I am convinced as well as you , that one may correct too much ; for in poetry , as in painting , a man may lay colours one upon another , till they stiffen and deaden ...
... correct me , than the fame hand that rais'd a tree has to prune it . I am convinced as well as you , that one may correct too much ; for in poetry , as in painting , a man may lay colours one upon another , till they stiffen and deaden ...
Էջ 66
... correct his verfes till he takes away the true fpirit of them ; especially if he submits to the correction of fome who pass for great Cri- tics , by mechanical rules , and never enter into the true defign and Genius of an author . I ...
... correct his verfes till he takes away the true fpirit of them ; especially if he submits to the correction of fome who pass for great Cri- tics , by mechanical rules , and never enter into the true defign and Genius of an author . I ...
Էջ 81
... correct . I therefore beg the favour of you to let them go no farther than your chamber , and to be very free of your re- marks in the margins , not only in regard to the a This was a translation of the first book of Statius , done when ...
... correct . I therefore beg the favour of you to let them go no farther than your chamber , and to be very free of your re- marks in the margins , not only in regard to the a This was a translation of the first book of Statius , done when ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
Common terms and phrases
Addiſon affure againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe befides beſt cauſe CHERLEY converfation Cromwell deferves defign defire Effay eſpecially eſteem fafely faid fame favour feems fend fenfe fent feven fhall fhew fince fincerity firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip fubject fuch fure give greateſt happineſs himſelf Homer hope houſe itſelf juſt kindneſs lady laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs LETTER LETTER moft moſt muft Muſes muſt myſelf never obfervations obliged occafion opinion Ovid paftoral paſs perfon pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet poetry poffible Pope praiſe prefent profe publiſh reaſon receiv'd reft ſay ſee ſeems ſenſe ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Sir William Trumbull ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate Statius ſtill ſtyle ſuch tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tranflation uſe vanity verfes verfion verſes whoſe William Trumbull wiſh writ write Wycherley yourſelf
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 294 - ... me to live agreeably in the town, or contentedly in the country, which is really all the difference I set between an easy fortune and a small one.
Էջ 252 - ... not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much ; and I...
Էջ 331 - Pray tell me next how you deal with the critics? " Sir," said he,
Էջ 96 - ... shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Էջ 354 - I should be glad the world knew you admitted me to your friendship, and since your affection is too hard for your judgment, I am contented to let the world know how well Mr.
Էջ 260 - The Dying Christian to his Soul: Ode Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying. Oh the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper; Angels say. Sister spirit, come away.
Էջ 330 - Pray, Mr. Lintot, (said I,) now you talk of Translators, what is your method of managing them? "Sir, (replied he,) those are the saddest pack of rogues in the world : in a hungry fit they'll swear they understand all the languages in the universe : I have known one of them take down a Greek book upon my counter, and cry, Ah, this is Hebrew, I must read it from the latter end.
Էջ 254 - I could not but differ from this opinion : methinks it was by no means a gay, but a very serious soliloquy, to his soul at the point of its departure ; in which sense I naturally took the verses at my first reading them, when I was very young, and before I knew what interpretation the world generally put upon them.
Էջ 329 - Nothing, says he, I can bear it well enough ; but since we have the day before us, methinks it would be very pleasant for you to rest awhile under the woods.
Էջ 320 - ... and sweetmeats, out of devotion: in a word, were it not for this devotion of its inhabitants, Naples would have little else to recommend it besides the air and situation.