The Works of the English Poets, Volume 19J. Rivington, 1779 - 366 pages |
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Page 91
... thoughts his foul confound : He ftar'd about ; nor aid nor iffue found : His own men ftop the pass , and his own walls furround . Once more he paufes ; and looks out again : 1325 And feeks the goddess charioteer in vain . Trembling , he ...
... thoughts his foul confound : He ftar'd about ; nor aid nor iffue found : His own men ftop the pass , and his own walls furround . Once more he paufes ; and looks out again : 1325 And feeks the goddess charioteer in vain . Trembling , he ...
Page 95
... thoughts , have judged the ornament of words , and sweetness of found , unneceffary . One is for raking in Chaucer ( our English Ennius ) for antiquated words , which are never to be revived , but when found or fignificancy is wanting ...
... thoughts , have judged the ornament of words , and sweetness of found , unneceffary . One is for raking in Chaucer ( our English Ennius ) for antiquated words , which are never to be revived , but when found or fignificancy is wanting ...
Page 103
... . Good fenfe and good nature are never feparated , though the ignorant world has thought otherwife . Good nature , by which I mean beneficence and can- H 4 dors dor , is the product of right reason ; which DEDICATION . τος.
... . Good fenfe and good nature are never feparated , though the ignorant world has thought otherwife . Good nature , by which I mean beneficence and can- H 4 dors dor , is the product of right reason ; which DEDICATION . τος.
Page 105
... thought , which is vifibly wanting in our great.Roman . There is more of falt in all your verses , than I have feen in any of the moderns , or even of the ancients : but you have been fparing of the gall ; by which means you have ...
... thought , which is vifibly wanting in our great.Roman . There is more of falt in all your verses , than I have feen in any of the moderns , or even of the ancients : but you have been fparing of the gall ; by which means you have ...
Page 106
... thoughts ; you excel him in the manner , and the words . I read you both with the fame admiration , but not with the fame delight . He affects the metaphyfics , not only in his fatires , but in his amorous verfes , where nature only ...
... thoughts ; you excel him in the manner , and the words . I read you both with the fame admiration , but not with the fame delight . He affects the metaphyfics , not only in his fatires , but in his amorous verfes , where nature only ...
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