 It is impossible for us who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or science, which have not been touched upon by others ; we have little else left us, but to represent the common sense of mankind...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 273by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | 1738 - 310 pages
...by others. We have little elfe left us, but to reprefent the common Senfe of Mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon Lights. If a Reader...few Precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all the Poets of the Autujlan Age. His Way of Expreffing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1729 - 262 pages
...others ; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent " the common feafe of mankind in more ftrong, more " beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader ." examines Horace's art of poetry, he will fir1d but *' few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in " ArijIotle, and which were not commonly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...others ; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent *' the common fcnfe of mankind in. more ftrong, " more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a " reader...examines Horace's art of poetry, he will find " but few precepts in it, which he may not meet " with in AriHotle, and which were not commonly " known by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 pages
...others; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent " the common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, " more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a " reader...examines Horace's art of Poetry, he will find " but few precepts in it, which he may not meet '' with in Ariflotle, and which were not commonly " known... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of " mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more un" common lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were nt>t commonly known by... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...by others. We have little elfe left us, but to reprefentthe common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader...examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it, which he may not meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...little elfe left us, but to reprefent the com" mon fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more bean" tiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader " examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find " but few precepts in it which he may not meet with " in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...little elfe left us, but to reprefent the com" mon fcnfe of mankind in more fIrong, more beau" tiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader " examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find " bat few precepts in it which he may not meet with " in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
..." left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of mankind " in more ftrong, more beautiful, or ir.bre uncommon " lights. If a reader examines Horace's Art of Poetry, " he will find but few precepts in it which he may not " meet with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly " known by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...others ; we have little elfe left us, but to reprefent the common fenfe of mankind in more ftrong, more beautiful, or more uncommon lights. If a reader...examines Horace's Art of Poetry, he will find but few precepts in it which he may not meet . with in Ariftotle, and which were not commonly known by... | |
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