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But who could err in prophefying good Of him , whose undegenerating breait Swells with a ride of Spartan blood , From fire to fire in long succession trac'd Up to Pifander ; who in days of yore I'rom old Amycle to the Lesbian shore And ...
But who could err in prophefying good Of him , whose undegenerating breait Swells with a ride of Spartan blood , From fire to fire in long succession trac'd Up to Pifander ; who in days of yore I'rom old Amycle to the Lesbian shore And ...
Page 148
... They durft not stay to fire a gun , Have don't with bon.fires , and at home Made fquibs and crackers overcome ; To set the rabble on a flame , And keep their governors from blame , Disperse the news the pulpit tells , Confirm'd with ...
... They durft not stay to fire a gun , Have don't with bon.fires , and at home Made fquibs and crackers overcome ; To set the rabble on a flame , And keep their governors from blame , Disperse the news the pulpit tells , Confirm'd with ...
Page 186
They pour along like a fire that sweeps the whole earth before it : ' Tis , however remarkable , that his fancy , which is every where vigorous , is not discovered immediately at the beginning of his poem in its fullest fplendor .
They pour along like a fire that sweeps the whole earth before it : ' Tis , however remarkable , that his fancy , which is every where vigorous , is not discovered immediately at the beginning of his poem in its fullest fplendor .
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| Title | The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets ; and of Translations from the Ancients ... Volume 2 of The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets; and of Translations from the Ancients, John Newbery |
| Author | John Newbery |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg International Publishers Limited, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029947, 9780576029940 |
| Length | 382 pages |
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