I. Of the nature, use, excellence, rise and progress of poetry, etcCharles Rivington, 1718 |
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... Homer , Virgil , Pindar , Ho- race , Sophocles , Euripides , and the like , he would with Milton , as great a Man as him- felf in all kind of Literature , have recom- mended the Poets to the Study of his Pupil , as that admirable Poet ...
... Homer , Virgil , Pindar , Ho- race , Sophocles , Euripides , and the like , he would with Milton , as great a Man as him- felf in all kind of Literature , have recom- mended the Poets to the Study of his Pupil , as that admirable Poet ...
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... Homer , Virgil , and the rest of the Antients gain'd immortal Reputation .. On the other fide , I knew very well that it was a Matter of no fmall difficulty to reafon People out of Follies eftablish'd by Cuftom ; and that the general ...
... Homer , Virgil , and the rest of the Antients gain'd immortal Reputation .. On the other fide , I knew very well that it was a Matter of no fmall difficulty to reafon People out of Follies eftablish'd by Cuftom ; and that the general ...
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... Homer , where he should have ended it . He tells us that the firft Beauty of an Epic Poem confifts in Diction , that is in the Choice of Words , and Harmony of Numbers ; now the Words are the Colouring of the Work , which in the Order ...
... Homer , where he should have ended it . He tells us that the firft Beauty of an Epic Poem confifts in Diction , that is in the Choice of Words , and Harmony of Numbers ; now the Words are the Colouring of the Work , which in the Order ...
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... 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 , who contend for the Maftery in the transla- ting of him . One of them has only ( to the Regret ...
... 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 , who contend for the Maftery in the transla- ting of him . One of them has only ( to the Regret ...
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... Homer , amidst the anxious and neceffary Avocations of a neceflitous Fortune . I fa --- ther think that he was either born to a plentiful , or at least an eafe Paternal Eitate ; or that by his Mar- gites , his Battle of the Frogs , his ...
... Homer , amidst the anxious and neceffary Avocations of a neceflitous Fortune . I fa --- ther think that he was either born to a plentiful , or at least an eafe Paternal Eitate ; or that by his Mar- gites , his Battle of the Frogs , his ...
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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