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And here we must observe , that the aid which Homer attributes to the gods , is often to the disadvantage of his own heroes , I mean the Grecian chiefs ; for it is no wonder that those Mould fight bravely , and betray no symptoms of ...
And here we must observe , that the aid which Homer attributes to the gods , is often to the disadvantage of his own heroes , I mean the Grecian chiefs ; for it is no wonder that those Mould fight bravely , and betray no symptoms of ...
Page 265
... by heav'n and heav'n alone The genuine seeds of poesy are fown And what the gods bestow ) the lofty lay , To gods alone , and god - like worth , we paya Save then che poet , and thyself reward ; ' Tis thine to merit ...
... by heav'n and heav'n alone The genuine seeds of poesy are fown And what the gods bestow ) the lofty lay , To gods alone , and god - like worth , we paya Save then che poet , and thyself reward ; ' Tis thine to merit ...
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Hence every part of the creation was filled by them with deities ; and no action perfo : med without the aslistance of some god or other , for every power fuperior to man they called by that name . best of the ancient poets , and the ...
Hence every part of the creation was filled by them with deities ; and no action perfo : med without the aslistance of some god or other , for every power fuperior to man they called by that name . best of the ancient poets , and the ...
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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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