The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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... imitates , and each defcends ; Whofe common . fuit Camilla thus commends : If fenfe of honour , if a foul fecure Of inborn worth , that can all tests endure , 760 Can promise aught ; or on itself rely , Greatly to dare , to conquer , or ...
... imitates , and each defcends ; Whofe common . fuit Camilla thus commends : If fenfe of honour , if a foul fecure Of inborn worth , that can all tests endure , 760 Can promise aught ; or on itself rely , Greatly to dare , to conquer , or ...
Page 45
... imitated darts , to gaul the foe ; Their lives , for god - like freedom they bequeath , And crowd each other to be firft in death . Meantime to Turnus , ambush'd in the fhade , With heavy tidings , came th ' unhappy maid . The Volfcians ...
... imitated darts , to gaul the foe ; Their lives , for god - like freedom they bequeath , And crowd each other to be firft in death . Meantime to Turnus , ambush'd in the fhade , With heavy tidings , came th ' unhappy maid . The Volfcians ...
Page 85
... imitated shape , reftor'd To the despairing prince , his Daunian fword . The queen of love , who , with disdain and grief , Saw the bold Nymph afford this prompt relief ; T'affert her offspring with a greater deed , From the tough root ...
... imitated shape , reftor'd To the despairing prince , his Daunian fword . The queen of love , who , with disdain and grief , Saw the bold Nymph afford this prompt relief ; T'affert her offspring with a greater deed , From the tough root ...
Page 115
... , and in his alteration of his Poem , which is infinitely the worfe , imitates Homer fo very fervilely , that ( for example ) he gives the king of Jerufalem . fifty fons , only , because Homer had beftowed the I a DEDICATION . 115-
... , and in his alteration of his Poem , which is infinitely the worfe , imitates Homer fo very fervilely , that ( for example ) he gives the king of Jerufalem . fifty fons , only , because Homer had beftowed the I a DEDICATION . 115-
Page 117
... imitated , has furpaffed him , among the Romans ; and.only Mr. Waller among the English .. As for Mr. Milton , whom ... imitated Spen-- Tery fer , as Spenfer imitated Chaucer . And though , DEDICATION . ་ ་
... imitated , has furpaffed him , among the Romans ; and.only Mr. Waller among the English .. As for Mr. Milton , whom ... imitated Spen-- Tery fer , as Spenfer imitated Chaucer . And though , DEDICATION . ་ ་
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