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Page 185
Nor is the force of his invention much lefs obvious in the ftructure of his verfe , and the dignity and harmony of his numbers ; which flow from Homer with fo much eafe , fays Mr. Pope ...
Nor is the force of his invention much lefs obvious in the ftructure of his verfe , and the dignity and harmony of his numbers ; which flow from Homer with fo much eafe , fays Mr. Pope ...
Page 253
... And steals with modeft violence our fouls , He speaks referv'dly , but he fpeaks with force , Nor can one word be chang'd but for a worse ; In public more than mortal he appears , And as he moves the gazing croud reveres .
... And steals with modeft violence our fouls , He speaks referv'dly , but he fpeaks with force , Nor can one word be chang'd but for a worse ; In public more than mortal he appears , And as he moves the gazing croud reveres .
Page 368
After a flight repast , which he partook with them , he gave orders to attack the enemy's camp , to put all to the fword , and to force a paffage to the royal pavilion . Having formed themselves into a compact body with Leo- nidas at ...
After a flight repast , which he partook with them , he gave orders to attack the enemy's camp , to put all to the fword , and to force a paffage to the royal pavilion . Having formed themselves into a compact body with Leo- nidas at ...
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| Title | The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2 The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, John Newbery 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, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029955, 9780576029957 |
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