The Poetical Works of John MiltonCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1864 - 858 Seiten |
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... Virgil , as more congenial to him . His poems , " Ad Patrem ” and “ Mansus , " I consider much superior , and in a different manner . I cannot agree that " his inherent powers of fancy and invention display themselves " much in the ...
... Virgil , as more congenial to him . His poems , " Ad Patrem ” and “ Mansus , " I consider much superior , and in a different manner . I cannot agree that " his inherent powers of fancy and invention display themselves " much in the ...
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... Virgil and Tasso , are a diffuse , and the book of Job a brief model ; -or whether the rules of Aristotle herein are strictly to be kept , or nature to be followed , which in them that show art , and use judgment , is no transgression ...
... Virgil and Tasso , are a diffuse , and the book of Job a brief model ; -or whether the rules of Aristotle herein are strictly to be kept , or nature to be followed , which in them that show art , and use judgment , is no transgression ...
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... Virgil , Dante , Petrarch , Tasso , Spenser , and Shakspeare ! To the highest grandeur of invention upon the sublimest subject he unites the greatest wisdom and learning , and the most perfect art . Almost all other poets sink into ...
... Virgil , Dante , Petrarch , Tasso , Spenser , and Shakspeare ! To the highest grandeur of invention upon the sublimest subject he unites the greatest wisdom and learning , and the most perfect art . Almost all other poets sink into ...
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... Virgil were minor poets . To bring the past to life is a primary purpose of poetry ; this is true invention ; not to describe forms merely , but mind and spirit , and internal movement . The power is in proportion to the dignity and ...
... Virgil were minor poets . To bring the past to life is a primary purpose of poetry ; this is true invention ; not to describe forms merely , but mind and spirit , and internal movement . The power is in proportion to the dignity and ...
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... Virgil ; which , however excellent , must be now admitted to be sometimes arbitrary : in general , however , they are founded on reason , and there- fore indispensable . As greatness is the first quality , the superiority of Milton's ...
... Virgil ; which , however excellent , must be now admitted to be sometimes arbitrary : in general , however , they are founded on reason , and there- fore indispensable . As greatness is the first quality , the superiority of Milton's ...
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