I. Of the nature, use, excellence, rise and progress of poetry, etcCharles Rivington, 1718 |
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... feveral Languages , by a jejune way of handling this Art , had incumber'd its Maxims with Abundance of hard Terms , which not being obvious to to every Reader , render'd their Discoveries however valuable , not fo inviting as to en ...
... feveral Languages , by a jejune way of handling this Art , had incumber'd its Maxims with Abundance of hard Terms , which not being obvious to to every Reader , render'd their Discoveries however valuable , not fo inviting as to en ...
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... feveral Poetical Feet of the Greek and Latin Verfe , there was no avoiding putting their proper Names , but I have taken care fo to explain them , that every one may be Master of what I advance . & I am I am far from aiming to impofe ...
... feveral Poetical Feet of the Greek and Latin Verfe , there was no avoiding putting their proper Names , but I have taken care fo to explain them , that every one may be Master of what I advance . & I am I am far from aiming to impofe ...
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... feveral Errors of the Press , and those of the Author , which may be imputed to the Writing this Book during a long Fit of Sickness . I need not tell the World , that by Crites I mean Mr. Dennis , his Excellence in Criticifm as well as ...
... feveral Errors of the Press , and those of the Author , which may be imputed to the Writing this Book during a long Fit of Sickness . I need not tell the World , that by Crites I mean Mr. Dennis , his Excellence in Criticifm as well as ...
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... feveral of our Acquaintance , who may juftly be plac'd in the Number of the Ignorant , though they are perfect Mafters of both the Greek and the Latin ; for they have not fo natural a Plea for their ill Tafte , as our . worthy facher ...
... feveral of our Acquaintance , who may juftly be plac'd in the Number of the Ignorant , though they are perfect Mafters of both the Greek and the Latin ; for they have not fo natural a Plea for their ill Tafte , as our . worthy facher ...
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... feveral Shapes , to carry on fome Cheat and Imposture ; or indeed , be capable of any Change , Paflion , or Perturbation . Nor is the lying Dream fent by Jupiter to Agamemnon , to be excufed : So fenfi- ble was even a Heathen ...
... feveral Shapes , to carry on fome Cheat and Imposture ; or indeed , be capable of any Change , Paflion , or Perturbation . Nor is the lying Dream fent by Jupiter to Agamemnon , to be excufed : So fenfi- ble was even a Heathen ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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