The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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Page 54
... crime t ' atttempt what I decree , Or if it were , difcharge the crime on me . She faid , and , failing on the winged wind , Left the fad nymph fufpended in her mind . And now in pomp the peaceful kings appear : 245 Four steeds the ...
... crime t ' atttempt what I decree , Or if it were , difcharge the crime on me . She faid , and , failing on the winged wind , Left the fad nymph fufpended in her mind . And now in pomp the peaceful kings appear : 245 Four steeds the ...
Page 74
... in time They kneel for pardon , and repent their crime . Twice have our foes been vanquish'd on the plain ; 835 Then fhall I wait till Turnus will be flain ? Your Your force against the perjur'd city bend : There it 74 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL.
... in time They kneel for pardon , and repent their crime . Twice have our foes been vanquish'd on the plain ; 835 Then fhall I wait till Turnus will be flain ? Your Your force against the perjur'd city bend : There it 74 DRYDEN'S VIRGIL.
Page 119
... crime of prefaces , or trouble the world with my notions of any thing that relates to verfe . I have then , as you fee , obferved the failings of many great wits amongst the moderns , who have attempted to write an Epic Poem : befides ...
... crime of prefaces , or trouble the world with my notions of any thing that relates to verfe . I have then , as you fee , obferved the failings of many great wits amongst the moderns , who have attempted to write an Epic Poem : befides ...
Page 168
... crime often , and without neceffity , cannot but do it with fome kind of pleasure . To come to a conclufion : he is manifeftly below Ho- race , because he borrows moft of his greatest beauties from him and Cafaubon is fo far from ...
... crime often , and without neceffity , cannot but do it with fome kind of pleasure . To come to a conclufion : he is manifeftly below Ho- race , because he borrows moft of his greatest beauties from him and Cafaubon is fo far from ...
Page 169
... crimes . He deals with Scaliger , as a modeft fcholar with a mafter . He compliments him with so much reverence , that one would fwear he feared him as much at least as he respected him . Scaliger will not allow Perfius to have any wit ...
... crimes . He deals with Scaliger , as a modeft fcholar with a mafter . He compliments him with so much reverence , that one would fwear he feared him as much at least as he respected him . Scaliger will not allow Perfius to have any wit ...
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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