I. Of the nature, use, excellence, rise and progress of poetry, etcCharles Rivington, 1718 |
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... Genius's to apply themselves to it , and rival Antiquity ; to do which , a Royal Patron is only wanting , to The Flourishing of Arts and Sciences is no lefs a Proof of the Glory of a great Prince and happy People , than the flourish ...
... Genius's to apply themselves to it , and rival Antiquity ; to do which , a Royal Patron is only wanting , to The Flourishing of Arts and Sciences is no lefs a Proof of the Glory of a great Prince and happy People , than the flourish ...
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... Genius for Poetry , and by Confequence enlarge that Imagination which is fo very neceffary for all Poetical Performances , And fince Milton , and Wal- ler were made Poets by Spenfer , I do fup- pofe the fame Caufe may in all Probability ...
... Genius for Poetry , and by Confequence enlarge that Imagination which is fo very neceffary for all Poetical Performances , And fince Milton , and Wal- ler were made Poets by Spenfer , I do fup- pofe the fame Caufe may in all Probability ...
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... Genius of the Age , that it has thruft it felf into the very Domi- nions of Helicon ; and old Homer , who after his Death was the Caufe of Strife to seven Cities , for the Ho- nour of his Nativity ; is now fo between two Gen- tlemen ...
... Genius of the Age , that it has thruft it felf into the very Domi- nions of Helicon ; and old Homer , who after his Death was the Caufe of Strife to seven Cities , for the Ho- nour of his Nativity ; is now fo between two Gen- tlemen ...
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... Genius and Taste of the People , forbid thofe falfe Imaginations , however juftify by the Obfcurity of Time , and our Igno-- rance of the Fact . But not to insist on an Opinion , in which all Tradition is against me : Pray , How stands ...
... Genius and Taste of the People , forbid thofe falfe Imaginations , however juftify by the Obfcurity of Time , and our Igno-- rance of the Fact . But not to insist on an Opinion , in which all Tradition is against me : Pray , How stands ...
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... Genius , and fuch great Qualities , as have given Life to Homer , So- phocles , Euripides , Virgil , & c . for fo many Hundred Years . While Landon was thus earnest on the Excellence of Poetry , we found that Morifina and Eufebia were ...
... Genius , and fuch great Qualities , as have given Life to Homer , So- phocles , Euripides , Virgil , & c . for fo many Hundred Years . While Landon was thus earnest on the Excellence of Poetry , we found that Morifina and Eufebia were ...
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abfurd Action admirable affum'd againſt agreeable almoft Antients Ariftotle Art of Poetry Author Beauty becauſe beft Boileau Caufe Comedy confefs Confequence confifts cou'd Defign Defire Difcourfe difcover Effay English Epigram Euripides Excellence Expreffion Fable faid falfe fame feems felf feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes fpeak ftill fuch fufficient fure Genius give greateſt Greek Heroic Poem Hiftory himſelf Homer Horace Ibid Imitation Inftruction Judgment juft King Ladies laft Laudon leaft leaſt lefs Love Mafter Manilia Manners Meaſure moft Morifina moſt Mufe Mufic muft muſt Nature neceffary never Numbers obferve Paffions perfect Perfon Philofopher Pindar Plato pleafe pleaſe Pleaſure Poefy Poet Poetical Praife Praiſe prefent produc'd Profe Reafon reft Rules Senfe Sophocles Tafte Tatler thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Tragedy Underſtanding uſe Verfe Verſe Virgil Virtue whofe Words World wou'd write