The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... scenes of it . We admire fome for the dignity , others for the popularity of their behaviour ; fome for their clearness of judg- ment , others for their happiness of expreffion ; some for the laying of schemes , schemes , and others for ...
... scenes of it . We admire fome for the dignity , others for the popularity of their behaviour ; fome for their clearness of judg- ment , others for their happiness of expreffion ; some for the laying of schemes , schemes , and others for ...
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... scene of action is display'd . W DRYDEN . E were told in the foregoing book how the evil spirit practised upon Eve as she lay afleep , in order to inspire her with thoughts of vanity , pride , and ambition . The author , who shews a won ...
... scene of action is display'd . W DRYDEN . E were told in the foregoing book how the evil spirit practised upon Eve as she lay afleep , in order to inspire her with thoughts of vanity , pride , and ambition . The author , who shews a won ...
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... that Where the Sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse , Thews that the poet had this delightful scene in his mind.Eve's dream is full of those high conceits engendring pride , Eve's 26 No 327 THE SPECTATOR .
... that Where the Sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse , Thews that the poet had this delightful scene in his mind.Eve's dream is full of those high conceits engendring pride , Eve's 26 No 327 THE SPECTATOR .
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... scene of action , that where - ever he speaks of it , he rises if possible , above himself . Thus where he mentions Satan in the beginning of his poem . - Him the almighty Power Hurl'd beadlong flaming from th ' ethereal sky , With ...
... scene of action , that where - ever he speaks of it , he rises if possible , above himself . Thus where he mentions Satan in the beginning of his poem . - Him the almighty Power Hurl'd beadlong flaming from th ' ethereal sky , With ...
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... scene of Milton's war could not poffibly furnish him with . Clau- dian , in his fragment upon the giants war , has given full scope to that wildness of imagination which was natural to him . He tells us that the giants tore up whole ...
... scene of Milton's war could not poffibly furnish him with . Clau- dian , in his fragment upon the giants war , has given full scope to that wildness of imagination which was natural to him . He tells us that the giants tore up whole ...
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Adam Æneid agreeable alſo angels anſwer appear beautiful becauſe behaviour beſt buſineſs cauſe character chearfulness confider confideration converſation defire deſcribed deſcription deſign diſcourſe endeavour eſteem eyes faid fame fays feveral fince firſt parents fome foon fublime fuch gentleman give heav'n Homer honour houſe humble fervant imagination inſtances itſelf juſt lady laſt leſs live look mankind manner maſter Menippus Milton mind miſtreſs Mohocks moſt myſelf nature neſs never night obſerve occafion Ovid paffion particular paſſage paſſed paſſion perſon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet preſent raiſe reader reaſon repreſented reſpect riſe ſame ſays ſcene ſchool ſecond ſeems ſenſe ſentiments ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould Sir ROGER ſome ſpeak SPECTATOR ſpeculation ſpeech ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſubject ſuch ſurpriſe tell thee theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion uſe verſe Virg virtue whole whoſe