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those of Tragedy : And as to the Diction , it ought to be perfpicuous , but , at the fame time figurative , noble , and fublime . See Boileau's thoughts upon Epic Poetry , in the fol- lowing verfes . Would you your reader never should ...
those of Tragedy : And as to the Diction , it ought to be perfpicuous , but , at the fame time figurative , noble , and fublime . See Boileau's thoughts upon Epic Poetry , in the fol- lowing verfes . Would you your reader never should ...
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... not the fnaky forceress that fat Fast by hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Ris'n , and with hideous outcry rush'd between . By exciting images of terror , Milton often raifes the fublime , even where one would leaft expect it .
... not the fnaky forceress that fat Fast by hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Ris'n , and with hideous outcry rush'd between . By exciting images of terror , Milton often raifes the fublime , even where one would leaft expect it .
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... and most of them wonderfully fublime ; for indeed , fublimity of thought is Milton's chief excellence . His fentiments of things are also very juft , and conformable to the fubje & he treats upon ; which , I think is the more ...
... and most of them wonderfully fublime ; for indeed , fublimity of thought is Milton's chief excellence . His fentiments of things are also very juft , and conformable to the fubje & he treats upon ; which , I think is the more ...
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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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