The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 20
... beautiful passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from Sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd Under a shade , on flow'rs , much wond'ring where And what I was , whence hither brought , and horn . Not distant ...
... beautiful passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from Sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd Under a shade , on flow'rs , much wond'ring where And what I was , whence hither brought , and horn . Not distant ...
Page 27
... beautiful lines . Why sleep'st thou Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent , fave where filence yields To the night - warbling bird , that now awake Tunes fweetest his love - labour'd fong ; now reigns Full orb'd the ...
... beautiful lines . Why sleep'st thou Eve ? now is the pleasant time , The cool , the filent , fave where filence yields To the night - warbling bird , that now awake Tunes fweetest his love - labour'd fong ; now reigns Full orb'd the ...
Page 28
... beautiful fpirit of poetry , which runs through this whole hymn , nor the holiness of that refo- lution with which it concludes . Having already mentioned those speeches which are affigned to the perfons in this poem , I proceed to the ...
... beautiful fpirit of poetry , which runs through this whole hymn , nor the holiness of that refo- lution with which it concludes . Having already mentioned those speeches which are affigned to the perfons in this poem , I proceed to the ...
Page 57
... beautiful features and well fashion'd person , is not so agreeable as he who fits by him without any of those advantages . When we read , CS read , we do it without any exerted Act of No 334 THE SPECTATOR . 57 N° 334 Monday, March, 24. ...
... beautiful features and well fashion'd person , is not so agreeable as he who fits by him without any of those advantages . When we read , CS read , we do it without any exerted Act of No 334 THE SPECTATOR . 57 N° 334 Monday, March, 24. ...
Page 79
... beautiful description has our author raised upon that hint in one of the prophets ! And behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains , and the mountains were mountains of brass . About bis chariot numberless were pour ...
... beautiful description has our author raised upon that hint in one of the prophets ! And behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains , and the mountains were mountains of brass . About bis chariot numberless were pour ...
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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