The idyllia, epigrams, and fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus, with the elegies of Tyrtæus, tr. into Engl. verse, to which are added, dissertations and notes, by R. Polwhele, Volume 2 |
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... attention . It was under the patronage of PTOLEMY , that his contemporary bard CALLIMACHUS Composed those hymns to his fabled Gods , which evidently borrowed fome portion of their beauty from the fame fources : and poffibly the more ...
... attention . It was under the patronage of PTOLEMY , that his contemporary bard CALLIMACHUS Composed those hymns to his fabled Gods , which evidently borrowed fome portion of their beauty from the fame fources : and poffibly the more ...
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... attention , under its scenic form . They have not given us the flightest account of the exhibition or acting of paftorals ; which , in truth , ` did not deferve the name of Compofition , till THEOCRITUS . Eaft . Eaft . But this does not ...
... attention , under its scenic form . They have not given us the flightest account of the exhibition or acting of paftorals ; which , in truth , ` did not deferve the name of Compofition , till THEOCRITUS . Eaft . Eaft . But this does not ...
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... attention of the reader alfo is confined , in both , to the action and speech of a single perfonage . This is faid to be a fpecies of the Пapanλavorfuрov , or plaintive fong , which the excluded lover was accustomed to fing before the ...
... attention of the reader alfo is confined , in both , to the action and speech of a single perfonage . This is faid to be a fpecies of the Пapanλavorfuрov , or plaintive fong , which the excluded lover was accustomed to fing before the ...
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... attention to the characters , or the general tenor of the piece . Eunica , or the Neatherd , ‡ and Daphnis and the Shepherdefs , || have been attributed by the commentators , in general , to MOSCHUS . Sprightliness is the predominant ...
... attention to the characters , or the general tenor of the piece . Eunica , or the Neatherd , ‡ and Daphnis and the Shepherdefs , || have been attributed by the commentators , in general , to MOSCHUS . Sprightliness is the predominant ...
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... attention of the European nations to pastoral composition , through a series of ages , proclaim , in yet ftronger language , that to exhibit a genuine portraiture of nature , whilst she is hidden from our eyes , is a weak and impoffible ...
... attention of the European nations to pastoral composition , through a series of ages , proclaim , in yet ftronger language , that to exhibit a genuine portraiture of nature , whilst she is hidden from our eyes , is a weak and impoffible ...
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ADONIS ALCMENA alfo amidſt AMYCUS ANACREON ancient antiquity APOLLONIUS RHODIUS beautiful BION bofom BRASIDAS CATULLUS character Cicada circumſtances cloſe compofition cuſtom DAPHNIS death defcribed defcription diſcover eclogue elegant ELEGY epigram EURIPIDES expreffion exprefs facred faid fame faſhion fays fecond feems fentiment feven fhade fhall fhepherds fhould fimilar fimplicity fince fing firft firſt flouriſhed flowers foldier fome fong fpecies ftill fubject fuch fweet genius Grecian Greece Greek hath HEINSIUS HERCULES himſelf HOMER HORACE HYLAS Idyllia Idyllium IDYLLIUM IDYLLIUM Iliad illuftrated imitated inftances interefting LINE manner moft MOSCHUS moſt mufe mufical muſt nature NONNUS obferved occafion original ORPHEUS OVID paffage paffion paftoral perfon pieces PINDAR pleaſure poem poet preſent Prytaneum racter refpect repreſented reſemblance ruftic ſcene ſeems ſhall ſhe Sicily ſome ſpeaking SUIDAS Sybaris thefe themſelves THEOCRITUS theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflator TYRTÆUS uſed VENUS verfe verſe VIRGIL WARTON whofe whoſe δε
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Page 73 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fading together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 205 - For there is hope of a tree if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 165 - Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the grave : the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame...
Page 63 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 143 - That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store ; that our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our streets ; 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour ; that there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets.
Page 197 - I will rise now, and go about the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not. The watchmen that go about the city found me : To whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
Page 162 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Page 151 - Here sacred pomp and genial feast delight, And solemn dance and hymeneal rite ; Along the street the new-made brides are led, With torches flaming, to the nuptial bed ; The youthful dancers in a circle bound To the soft flute and cithern's silver sound ; Through the fair streets the matrons in a row Stand in their porches and enjoy the show.
Page 141 - Can the Ethiopian change his fkin, or the " leopard his fpots ? then may ye alfo do good, that
Page 137 - That this stream, at certain seasons of the year, especially about the feast of Adonis, is of a bloody colour; which the heathens looked upon as proceeding from a kind of sympathy in the river for the death of Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar in the mountains, out of which this stream rises.