The catalogue of evil spirits has abundance of learning in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which rises in a great measure from its describing the places where they were worshipped, by those beautiful marks of rivers, so frequent among the ancient... The Spectator: ... - Page 1971737Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...joins riligiouei el ceremonial. De Lcgib. lib. ic 15. and elfewhere. Peartt. 376. S<n, Mitfe, &c.] The catalogue of evil Spirits has abundance of learning...in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which riles in a great meafure from its defcribiag the places where they were worihipped, by tbofe beautiful... | |
| William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...them mute. Thrice he aj/ay'd, and thrice in fpite of Scorn Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burft forth • THE Catalogue of Evil Spirits has Abundance of Learning...thofe beautiful Marks of Rivers, fo frequent among the antient Poets. The Author had doubtlefs in this Place Homer's Catalogue of Ships, and Virgirs Lift... | |
| John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...infpite ofScura Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burft forth • THE Catalogue of Evil Spirits has Abuhdance of Learning in it, and a very agreeable Turn of Poetry, which rifes in a great meafure from its defciibing the Places where they were worfhipped, by thofe beautiful Marks of Rivers, fo frequent among... | |
| John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...he joins rtligioKts tt ceremonial. DC Legib. lib. ic 15. and elfewhere. Pearcf. 376. Say, Mufe, &c.] The catalogue of evil Spirits has abundance of learning...of poetry, which rifes in a. great meafure from its dcfcribing the places where they were worshipped, by thofe beautiful marks of rivers, fo frequent among... | |
| 1778 - 336 pages
...thrice in fpite of fcorn Tears, fuch as angels weep, burll forth — The catalogue of evil fpirits has abundance of learning in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which riles in a great ineafure from rts dtlcribing the places where they were worlhipped, by thofe beautiful... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...he joins religiones et ceremonias. De Legib. lib. ic 15. and elsewhere. Pcarce* 376. Say, Muse, &c.] The catalogue of evil Spirits has abundance of learning...in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which rises in a great measure from its describing the places where they were worshipped, by those beautiful... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...them mute. Thrice he essay'd, and thrice in spite of scorn Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth ~. The catalogue of evil spirits has abundance of learning...in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which rises in a great measure from its describing the places where they were worshipped, by those beautiful... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice in spite of scorn Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth The catalogue of evil spirits has abundance of learning...in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which rises in a great measure from its describing the places where they were worshipped, by those beautiful... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 302 pages
...he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth He now prepar'd The catalogue of evil spirits has abundance of learning...in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry, which rises in a great measure from its describing the places where they were worshipped, by those beautiful... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...his furvey of thofe innumerable Spirits whom he had involved in the fame guilt and ruin with himfelf. The catalogue of evil Spirits has abundance of learning in it, and ma very agreeable turn of poetry, which rifes in a great meafure from its defcribing the places where... | |
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