Excerpt from An Essay on Genius Seer. V. T he two Kinds of Genius farther compared and dz/t'inguiflied. 378 Ste'r. VI. Tajte eflintial to Genius for the Arts. 391 Sscr. VII. 'i he Power of Execution neceflary to Ge nius for the Arts. 416 Srer. VIII. Of the Union of dmferent nius. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope Pofed admirers, thofe Who appear fucfl out offalhion, and not of feeling. Swift? Thaplbdy on poetry is far more popular} than) Akenfide's noble ode? To Lori] Huntingdon. The epistles on the Cha ra&;ers of men and women, and you fprightly fatires, my good friend, more frequently perufed, and quot than L Allegro and Il Penferofo of M11ton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Vol. 1 of 2 Pope excelled, he is fuperior to all mankind and I only fay, that this fpecies of poetry is not the moft excellent one of the art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on Original Genius: And Its Various Modes of Exertion in Philosophy and the Fine Arts, Particularly in Poetry 18 the principal defign of the follow-s ing Eflay. It is of little importance for the Reader to know what were the Author's motives for its publica tion, or how it comes to be offered eto the Public in-its prefent form. Thus far however it may not be im A 4 properiv advertisement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on the Genius of Shakespeare, &C IN submitting the following Essay to the reader, I shall be permitted to mention to him, that I have purposely avoided reading any critique, paper, essay, or remarks on either the genius or the cha racters of our celebrated Bard. I mention this, more for the professed critic than for the general reader, for the purpose of saying that pla giarism (than which I know nothing more nu pardonable) is to be discovered in the work, I trust it will attributed to accident, and not wilfulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer: With a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade I think, that I am justified in following only the first part of this advice: for I consider it not only respectful to him, for whom I write, but more pru dent with regard to myself, to trust these extracts from my eastern observations to the Reader's indul gence, in their present contracted state, before I ven ture farther, even under the sanction of his Lord ship's respectable Opinion. If the manner in which this Essay is received, encourages me to proceed, I shall, with more confidence, extend and methodise the work, upon the plan his Lordship proposed; if not, there is already too much of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Vol. 2 of 2 Chaucer's vein of poetry was chiefly turned to the light and the ridiculous But they who look into Chaucer, will foon be con vinced of this prevailing prejudice, and will find his comic vein, like that of Shakefpear, to be only like one of mercury, imperceptibly mingled with a mine of gold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.