The Works of the English Poets, Volume 56J. Rivington, 1779 - 371 pages |
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Page 114
... Games of Grecce . By thefe Odes therefore are we now left to judge of the merit of Pindar , as they are the only living evidences of his character . Among the moderns * those men of learning of the truest taste and judgment , who have ...
... Games of Grecce . By thefe Odes therefore are we now left to judge of the merit of Pindar , as they are the only living evidences of his character . Among the moderns * those men of learning of the truest taste and judgment , who have ...
Page 121
... Games in which he had come off victorious , or from the particular deities who had any relation to the occafion , or in whofe temples the Ode was intended to be fung . All thefe , and many other particulars , which the reading the Odes ...
... Games in which he had come off victorious , or from the particular deities who had any relation to the occafion , or in whofe temples the Ode was intended to be fung . All thefe , and many other particulars , which the reading the Odes ...
Page 122
... Games : in which the reader will see what kind of perfons thefe Conquerors were , and what was the nature of thofe famous Games ; of which every one , who has but just looked into the hiftory of Greece , must know enough to defire to be ...
... Games : in which the reader will see what kind of perfons thefe Conquerors were , and what was the nature of thofe famous Games ; of which every one , who has but just looked into the hiftory of Greece , must know enough to defire to be ...
Page 126
... Games of Greece the column grace , 66 Neptune and Jove furvey the rapid race : " The youths hang o'er their chariots ... Games . The fwans are emblems of poetry ; their foaring pofture intimates the fublimity and acti- vity of his genius ...
... Games of Greece the column grace , 66 Neptune and Jove furvey the rapid race : " The youths hang o'er their chariots ... Games . The fwans are emblems of poetry ; their foaring pofture intimates the fublimity and acti- vity of his genius ...
Page 133
... Games over all others ; among which , he fays , they hold the fame rank , as Water ( which , according to the opi ... Games , it would be as abfurd to think of any other but the Olympick Games , K 3 Games , as to look for stars in the ...
... Games over all others ; among which , he fays , they hold the fame rank , as Water ( which , according to the opi ... Games , it would be as abfurd to think of any other but the Olympick Games , K 3 Games , as to look for stars in the ...
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