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Page 14
... passage of the third book ; and likewise by the vision wherein ADAM , at the close of the poem , sees his offspring triumphing over his great enemy , and himself restored to a happier Paradise than that from which he fell . There is ...
... passage of the third book ; and likewise by the vision wherein ADAM , at the close of the poem , sees his offspring triumphing over his great enemy , and himself restored to a happier Paradise than that from which he fell . There is ...
Page 15
... passages in the second book . Such allegories rather savour of the spirit of SPENSER and ARIOSTO , than of HOMER and VIRGIL . In the structure of his poem he has likewise admitted too many digressions . It is finely observed by ...
... passages in the second book . Such allegories rather savour of the spirit of SPENSER and ARIOSTO , than of HOMER and VIRGIL . In the structure of his poem he has likewise admitted too many digressions . It is finely observed by ...
Page 16
... passage of the tenth book , where TURNUS is represented as dressing himself in the spoils of PALLAS , whom he had slain . VIRGIL here lets his fable stand still , for the sake of the following remark . " How is the mind of man ignorant ...
... passage of the tenth book , where TURNUS is represented as dressing himself in the spoils of PALLAS , whom he had slain . VIRGIL here lets his fable stand still , for the sake of the following remark . " How is the mind of man ignorant ...
Page 17
... passages in his poem , are liable to the same exception , though I must confess there is so great a beauty in these very digressions , that I could not wish them out of his poem . I have , in a former paper , spoken of the Characters of ...
... passages in his poem , are liable to the same exception , though I must confess there is so great a beauty in these very digressions , that I could not wish them out of his poem . I have , in a former paper , spoken of the Characters of ...
Page 18
... passages , and many others : " And brought into the world a world of woe . -Begirt th ' Almighty throne Beseeching or besiegingThis tempted our attemptAt one slight bound high overleapt all bound . " I know there are figures of this ...
... passages , and many others : " And brought into the world a world of woe . -Begirt th ' Almighty throne Beseeching or besiegingThis tempted our attemptAt one slight bound high overleapt all bound . " I know there are figures of this ...
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acquaintance action ADAM ADAM and EVE admiration Æneid agreeable Angels appear Aurengzebe bagnio beauty behaviour behold character circumstances consider dance death described desire discourse DRYDEN earth endeavoured ENVILLE eyes fable father favour fortune genius gentleman give grace hand happy head Heaven HOMER honour hope humble servant Iliad imagination kind lady learning letter live look looking-glasses MADAM mankind manner MARCH 19 MARGARET CLARK marriage master MILTON mind mistress Mohocks nature never night obliged observed occasion OVID paper Paradise Paradise Lost parents particular passage passion PAUL LORRAIN person pleased pleasure poem Poet present proper racter reader reason SATAN sentiments shew Sir ROGER speak SPECTATOR speech spirit sublime take notice tell THAMMUZ thee thing thou thought tion told town TURNUS VIRG VIRGIL virtue wherein whole woman words yard land young