The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 51
Page 40
... for the lyric poet , fired , as it were , with his fubject , and borne away on the wings of gratitude , difdains grammatical nice- ties , and common modes of fpeech , and often foars above rule , tho ' not above reafon .
... for the lyric poet , fired , as it were , with his fubject , and borne away on the wings of gratitude , difdains grammatical nice- ties , and common modes of fpeech , and often foars above rule , tho ' not above reafon .
Page 41
purfue it , and never more return to their fubject . But this loofe kind of ode , which seems to reject all method , and in which the poet having just touched upon his fubject , immediately diverts to another , we should think blameable ...
purfue it , and never more return to their fubject . But this loofe kind of ode , which seems to reject all method , and in which the poet having just touched upon his fubject , immediately diverts to another , we should think blameable ...
Page 352
We are to confider that the fubject of Homer's poem was the anger of Achilles , and its fatal effects ; but Tasso's scheme was very diffe- rent , and therefore he had no occafion for an hero of this outragious caft ; though it must be ...
We are to confider that the fubject of Homer's poem was the anger of Achilles , and its fatal effects ; but Tasso's scheme was very diffe- rent , and therefore he had no occafion for an hero of this outragious caft ; though it must be ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Achilles action admired affected appear arms beautiful becauſe blood characters confider death Epic ev'ry excellent eyes fable face fair fall fame fate father fear feems fhall fhould fight fire fome force foul ftill fubject fublime fuch fuppofe give gods Greeks hand happy head hear heart heav'n hero himſelf Homer honour human introduced Italy kind king land live manner means mind moft moral moſt muft muſt nature never night noble numbers o'er obferved once paffions pain perfons perhaps plain Play pleaſure poem poet poetry prince rage reader rife round tears tell thee thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought turn Ulyffes Virgil virtue whofe whole winds youth
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |