The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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Page 24
... imagination came down to the • corner of a venifon pasty , and brought her once even upon her knees to gnaw off the ears of a pig from the fpit . The gratifications of her palate were eafily pre- ferred to those of her vanity ; and ...
... imagination came down to the • corner of a venifon pasty , and brought her once even upon her knees to gnaw off the ears of a pig from the fpit . The gratifications of her palate were eafily pre- ferred to those of her vanity ; and ...
Page 27
... imagination . Other vain sentiments of the fame kind , in this relation of her dream , will be obvious to every reader . Tho ' the catastrophe of the poem is finely presaged on this occafion , the particulars of it are fo artfully ...
... imagination . Other vain sentiments of the fame kind , in this relation of her dream , will be obvious to every reader . Tho ' the catastrophe of the poem is finely presaged on this occafion , the particulars of it are fo artfully ...
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... imaginations in the description of an- gels : But I do not remember to have met with any so finely drawn , and so comformable to the notions which are given of them in Scripture , as this in Milton . After having set him forth in all ...
... imaginations in the description of an- gels : But I do not remember to have met with any so finely drawn , and so comformable to the notions which are given of them in Scripture , as this in Milton . After having set him forth in all ...
Page 31
... imagination and a fine variety of circumstances . The learned reader cannot but be pleased with the poet's imitation of Homer in the last of the following lines .. At length into the limits of the north They came , and Satan took his ...
... imagination and a fine variety of circumstances . The learned reader cannot but be pleased with the poet's imitation of Homer in the last of the following lines .. At length into the limits of the north They came , and Satan took his ...
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... d out by millions her victorious bands Pursuing It requir'd great pregnancy of invention , and strength of imagination , to fill this battle with such circumstances as 3 as should raise and aftonish the mind of the 50 No 333 THE SPECTATOR .
... d out by millions her victorious bands Pursuing It requir'd great pregnancy of invention , and strength of imagination , to fill this battle with such circumstances as 3 as should raise and aftonish the mind of the 50 No 333 THE SPECTATOR .
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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