 | Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 pages
...who deferved not fuch a panegyric fo juftly as our author: " HE INVADES AUTHORS LIKE A €c MONARCH, AND WHAT WOULD BE THEFT " IN OTHER POETS, IS ONLY VICTORY IN " HiM."-f* For indeed he never works on the fame fubjeft with another, without heightening the piece... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 pages
...who deferved not fuch a panegyric fo juftly as our author : " HE INVADES AUTHORS LIKE A " MONARCH, AND WHAT WOULD BE THEFT " IN OTHER POETS, IS ONLY VICTORY IN " HIM*." For indeed he never works on the fame fubject with another, without heightening the piece with more... | |
 | 1788 - 750 pages
...obfervation which we recollect Mr. Warton has made relative to Pope, ' he invades authors like a monarch, and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. *' Places are taken notice of where ha has even improved on Shakefpeare : an inftance may be feen in... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...the fpoils of thofe writers he fo reprefents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and culloms, that if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had feen lefs of it than in him. If there was any fault in his lang uage, 'twas that he weav'd it too clofely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...so openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory...there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...so openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory...there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...so openly, that one may sec he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory...and customs, that if one of their poets had written cither of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades au-ithors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...so openly, that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...fears not to be taxed by any luw. He invades authors like a monarch ; and what would be theft in ether poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written... | |
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Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him. 
