The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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Page 104
... intervallo . " If there have been , or are any , who go farther in their self - conceit , they must be very fingular , in their opinion they must be like the f Officer Officer in a play , who was called Captain , 104 DEDICATIO N.
... intervallo . " If there have been , or are any , who go farther in their self - conceit , they must be very fingular , in their opinion they must be like the f Officer Officer in a play , who was called Captain , 104 DEDICATIO N.
Page 105
... called Captain , Lieutenant , and Company . The world will eafily conclude , whether fuch unattended generals can ever be capable of making a revolution in Parnaffus . I will not attempt , in this place , to fay any thing particular of ...
... called Captain , Lieutenant , and Company . The world will eafily conclude , whether fuch unattended generals can ever be capable of making a revolution in Parnaffus . I will not attempt , in this place , to fay any thing particular of ...
Page 117
... called . His defign is the lofing of our happiness : his event is not profperous , like that of all other Epic works : his heavenly machines are many , and human perfons are but two . But I will not take Mr. Rymer's work out of his ...
... called . His defign is the lofing of our happiness : his event is not profperous , like that of all other Epic works : his heavenly machines are many , and human perfons are but two . But I will not take Mr. Rymer's work out of his ...
Page 125
... called , judging that it would be more for God's honour , and the benefit of his people , that the Median and Perfian monarchy , when delivered from the Babylonish capti- vity , should still be uppermoft : and the patron of the Grecians ...
... called , judging that it would be more for God's honour , and the benefit of his people , that the Median and Perfian monarchy , when delivered from the Babylonish capti- vity , should still be uppermoft : and the patron of the Grecians ...
Page 137
... called fatyrical , and not fatyr . And thus far it is allowed that the Grecians had fuch poems ; but that they were wholly different in fpecies from that to which the Romans gave the name of fatyr . : Ariftotle divides all poetry , in ...
... called fatyrical , and not fatyr . And thus far it is allowed that the Grecians had fuch poems ; but that they were wholly different in fpecies from that to which the Romans gave the name of fatyr . : Ariftotle divides all poetry , in ...
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Æneas Æneid againſt alfo alſo amongſt arms becauſe Befides beſt betwixt breaſt Cafaubon caufe crimes defign defire doft eaſe Ennius Ev'n eyes facred fafely faid falutes fame fate fatire fatyrs fear feems fenfe fent fhall fhould fide fight fince fire firft firſt flain flave fleep foes fome foul ftill fubject fuch fure fword give gods Grecians hand head heaven himſelf honour Horace huſband Jove Juturna Juvenal laft laſt Latin leaſt lefs Livius Andronicus loft lord Lucilius mafter moft moſt muſt myſelf noble numbers o'er Pacuvius Perfius perfons pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetry praiſe prefent purſue Quintilian raiſe reafon reft refuſe reſt rife Roman Rome SATIRE ſcarce Sejanus ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtore ſtreet thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou art Trojan Turnus uſe verfe verſe vices Virgil virtue whofe wife worfe Would't thou