The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., Vol. 2 of 10: With Notes and Illustrations; To Which Are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His ... and Occasional Remarks (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Excerpt from The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., Vol. 2 of 10: With Notes and Illustrations; To Which Are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks

In this respect Chaucer is unrivalled by any of his succes sors, except Shakespear and Pope, both of whom resemblehim also in that moral' and contemplative character which delights in comparing, and illus trating the phenomena of the moral and physical world, and demonstrating that not an incident or a sensation can take place in the one without exciting in the mind a decided sympathy with the other.

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