The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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Page 135
... learned Cafaubon , Heinfius , Rigaltius , Dacier , and the Dauphin's Ju- , venal ; to which I fhall add fome obfervations of my ' own . There has been a long difpute among the modern critics , whether the Romans derived their fatire ...
... learned Cafaubon , Heinfius , Rigaltius , Dacier , and the Dauphin's Ju- , venal ; to which I fhall add fome obfervations of my ' own . There has been a long difpute among the modern critics , whether the Romans derived their fatire ...
Page 141
... learned critick takes notice alfo , in his illuf- trations on the first epiftle of the second book , that as the poetry of the Romans , and that of the Grecians , had the fame beginning , at feasts of thanksgiving , as it has been ...
... learned critick takes notice alfo , in his illuf- trations on the first epiftle of the second book , that as the poetry of the Romans , and that of the Grecians , had the fame beginning , at feasts of thanksgiving , as it has been ...
Page 152
... learned will approve . And though we have not any thing of Andronicus remaining to justify my conjecture , yet it is exceeding probable , that having read the works of thofe Grecian wits , his country - men , he imitated not only the ...
... learned will approve . And though we have not any thing of Andronicus remaining to justify my conjecture , yet it is exceeding probable , that having read the works of thofe Grecian wits , his country - men , he imitated not only the ...
Page 156
... learned in the Greek language . His verfes were ftuffed with frag- ments of it , even to a fault : and he himself believed , according to the Pythagorean opinion , that the foul of Homer was transfufed into him : which Perfius ob ...
... learned in the Greek language . His verfes were ftuffed with frag- ments of it , even to a fault : and he himself believed , according to the Pythagorean opinion , that the foul of Homer was transfufed into him : which Perfius ob ...
Page 159
... which we call the Varronian fatire , but which Varro himself calls the Menippean ; because Varro , the most learned of the Romans , was the first author of it , who imitated , in his works , the manner of Menippus , the in DEDICATION . 159.
... which we call the Varronian fatire , but which Varro himself calls the Menippean ; because Varro , the most learned of the Romans , was the first author of it , who imitated , in his works , the manner of Menippus , the in DEDICATION . 159.
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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 ſpread 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