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... spirits , as it is described in a beautiful 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 ...
... spirits , as it is described in a beautiful 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 ...
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... 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 ARISTOTLE , that the author of an Heroic Poem should seldom speak himself ...
... 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 ARISTOTLE , that the author of an Heroic Poem should seldom speak himself ...
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... Spirit who is engaged , either in their destruction , or defence . From what has been here observed it appears , that digressions are by no means to be allowed of , in an Epic Poem . If the Poet , even in the ordinary course of his ...
... Spirit who is engaged , either in their destruction , or defence . From what has been here observed it appears , that digressions are by no means to be allowed of , in an Epic Poem . If the Poet , even in the ordinary course of his ...
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... spirit . No. 295 . spirit . She at first changed my name to Sir NO . 299 . 25 THE SPECTATOR .
... spirit . No. 295 . spirit . She at first changed my name to Sir NO . 299 . 25 THE SPECTATOR .
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spirit . She at first changed my name to Sir JOHN ENVIL , and at present writes herself MARY ENVILLE . I have had some children by her , whom she has christened with the surnames of her family , in order , as she tells me , to wear out ...
spirit . She at first changed my name to Sir JOHN ENVIL , and at present writes herself MARY ENVILLE . I have had some children by her , whom she has christened with the surnames of her family , in order , as she tells me , to wear out ...
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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