The Spectator ..Peter Wilson, 1755 |
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... passage from Milton , your • readers will be able to judge for themselves , and the quotation will not a little ... passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from Sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd ...
... passage from Milton , your • readers will be able to judge for themselves , and the quotation will not a little ... passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from Sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd ...
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... passages , which are spoken on the like occafion , and fill'd with the fame pleasing images of nature . My beloved Spake , and faid unto me , Rise up , my love , my fair one , and come away ; for lo the winter is past , the rain is over ...
... passages , which are spoken on the like occafion , and fill'd with the fame pleasing images of nature . My beloved Spake , and faid unto me , Rise up , my love , my fair one , and come away ; for lo the winter is past , the rain is over ...
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... passages in the 18th Iliad , as that in particular , where , speaking of Vulcan , Homor says , that he had made twenty Tripodes running on golden wheels ; which upon occa- fion , might go of themselves to the affembly of the Gods , and ...
... passages in the 18th Iliad , as that in particular , where , speaking of Vulcan , Homor says , that he had made twenty Tripodes running on golden wheels ; which upon occa- fion , might go of themselves to the affembly of the Gods , and ...
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... passage in the Scripture , which speaks of wheels in heaven that had life in them , and moved of themselves , or stood still , in conformity with the Cherubims , whom they accompanied . There is no question but Milton had this ...
... passage in the Scripture , which speaks of wheels in heaven that had life in them , and moved of themselves , or stood still , in conformity with the Cherubims , whom they accompanied . There is no question but Milton had this ...
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... passages in the preceding books . I omitted quoting these passages in my observations on the former books , having purposely referved them for the opening of this , the subject of which gave occafion to them . The author's imagina- tion ...
... passages in the preceding books . I omitted quoting these passages in my observations on the former books , having purposely referved them for the opening of this , the subject of which gave occafion to them . The author's imagina- tion ...
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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