Iconology: Or Emblematic Figures Explained;: In Original Essays on Moral and Instructive SubjectsJohn Harris, 1830 - 420 pages |
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... poet was aware , who says , * " A little learning is a dangerous thing , Drink deep , or taste not the Piærian spring For shallow draughts intoxicate the brain , While drinking largely sobers us again . " Foppish ; over - nice . Fops ...
... poet was aware , who says , * " A little learning is a dangerous thing , Drink deep , or taste not the Piærian spring For shallow draughts intoxicate the brain , While drinking largely sobers us again . " Foppish ; over - nice . Fops ...
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... poet advise concerning study ? What is the " PIERIAN SPRING ? " ( Note . ) 17. Explain the other emblems . KNOWLEDGE . 1. KNOWLEDGE may be defined to be the possession of truth . Upon the importance of knowledge , it is , hap- pily , in ...
... poet advise concerning study ? What is the " PIERIAN SPRING ? " ( Note . ) 17. Explain the other emblems . KNOWLEDGE . 1. KNOWLEDGE may be defined to be the possession of truth . Upon the importance of knowledge , it is , hap- pily , in ...
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... POETS ought to be reversed . They have celebrated a GOLDEN AGE , a SILVER AGE , a BRAZEN AGE , and an IRON AGE , affirming that three of them are past , and that we are now in the age of IRON . But at what time . the GOLDEN AGE existed ...
... POETS ought to be reversed . They have celebrated a GOLDEN AGE , a SILVER AGE , a BRAZEN AGE , and an IRON AGE , affirming that three of them are past , and that we are now in the age of IRON . But at what time . the GOLDEN AGE existed ...
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... poets , agrees with no period of the world of which we have any account . * THE CORNUCOPIA ( or Horn of Plenty ) is one of those ingenious and beautiful fictions with which the works of the ancient poets abound . They feign that JUPITER ...
... poets , agrees with no period of the world of which we have any account . * THE CORNUCOPIA ( or Horn of Plenty ) is one of those ingenious and beautiful fictions with which the works of the ancient poets abound . They feign that JUPITER ...
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... poets as a young man of slender and symmetrical form . He is also represented as the gentlest and mildest of the Sylvan deities ; pro- ducing flowers and fruit by the sweetness of his breath ; hence it is , that the word Zephyr is now ...
... poets as a young man of slender and symmetrical form . He is also represented as the gentlest and mildest of the Sylvan deities ; pro- ducing flowers and fruit by the sweetness of his breath ; hence it is , that the word Zephyr is now ...
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ACADEMUS actions advantages ÆNEID Africa ALMIGHTY Ammonites amusement ancient animals appearance ARISTOTLE Asia attribute AUGURY beauty body called celebrated colour conduct consequences considered cornucopia Describe divine doctrines Dodona dress duty earth Egypt engravings Europe evil existence Explain the emblems faculty favourable figure fire fluid Gaurs genius globe Greece Greek half bound hand she holds happiness honour human iconically represented ICONOLOGY idea ignorance imagination induce inhabitants IRON AGE Jupiter kind King knowledge labour latter likewise Macedon mankind manner means ment mind Moloch moral MURAL CROWN nature Note observed opinion OVID PAINTING passions PASTORAL POETRY Persia personified persons PINNOCK's Plato pleasure poet POETRY possess Price produce proper QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION reason religion render representation Roman sense signifies SILVER AGE sometimes supposed term THESPIS thing tion truth vice virtue word young youth
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