The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary, Being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton's Edition of Shakespear: Collected from the Notes in that Celebrated Work, and Proper to be Bound Up with itC. Bathurst, opposite St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street., 1758 - 344 pages This work contains severe criticism of Warburton's work. Warburton was involved in several literary controversies. |
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... Poets . And as to the imputation of perfonal abuse ; I deny it , and , call upon him to produce any inftance of it . I know nothing of the man , but from his works ; and from what he has fhewn of his temper in them , I do not defire to ...
... Poets . And as to the imputation of perfonal abuse ; I deny it , and , call upon him to produce any inftance of it . I know nothing of the man , but from his works ; and from what he has fhewn of his temper in them , I do not defire to ...
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... poet fhould prefume " to meddle with a poet ; engaged the ingenious " Mr. Rowe to undertake this employment . A " wit indeed he was ; but fo utterly unacquaint- " ed with the whole business of criticism ; that " he did not even collate ...
... poet fhould prefume " to meddle with a poet ; engaged the ingenious " Mr. Rowe to undertake this employment . A " wit indeed he was ; but fo utterly unacquaint- " ed with the whole business of criticism ; that " he did not even collate ...
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... poet could go . But alas ! " there was a great deal more to be done , before Shakespear could be restored to himself . " Sanctius his animal , mentifque capacius altæ Deerat adhuc ; et quod dominari in cætera poffit , The poets were to ...
... poet could go . But alas ! " there was a great deal more to be done , before Shakespear could be restored to himself . " Sanctius his animal , mentifque capacius altæ Deerat adhuc ; et quod dominari in cætera poffit , The poets were to ...
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... poet and critic ; which has this advantage over the famous one between church and ftate , that here are evidently two diftinct contracting parties : it is formed , not between Mr. Pope the critic , and Mr. Pope the poet ; but between Mr ...
... poet and critic ; which has this advantage over the famous one between church and ftate , that here are evidently two diftinct contracting parties : it is formed , not between Mr. Pope the critic , and Mr. Pope the poet ; but between Mr ...
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... poets were not fit for . Though you might believe this on Mr. Warburton's word , or collect it from the bad fuccefs of the poetical editors , and from the " fcrude and fuperficial judgments on books and things " made by another great poet ...
... poets were not fit for . Though you might believe this on Mr. Warburton's word , or collect it from the bad fuccefs of the poetical editors , and from the " fcrude and fuperficial judgments on books and things " made by another great poet ...
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