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hear , and is therefore an exception to one of the ge . neral rules laid down concerning lyric poetry . We come now to the lejjer ode , the distinguishing character of which is sweetneis ; and as the pleasure we receive from this sort ...
hear , and is therefore an exception to one of the ge . neral rules laid down concerning lyric poetry . We come now to the lejjer ode , the distinguishing character of which is sweetneis ; and as the pleasure we receive from this sort ...
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When midnight listens o'er the Numb'ring earth , Let me , O muse , thy folemn whispers hear : When morning sends her fragrant breezes forth , With airy murmurs touch my opening ear . And ever watchful at thy fide , Let wisdom's awful ...
When midnight listens o'er the Numb'ring earth , Let me , O muse , thy folemn whispers hear : When morning sends her fragrant breezes forth , With airy murmurs touch my opening ear . And ever watchful at thy fide , Let wisdom's awful ...
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Thus , in Virgil we not only read of Dido's love , but we see the cruel effects of it ; the circumstances of her rage and despair are plac'd before our eyes , we hear her speak , as it were , to the picture and sword which Æneas had ...
Thus , in Virgil we not only read of Dido's love , but we see the cruel effects of it ; the circumstances of her rage and despair are plac'd before our eyes , we hear her speak , as it were , to the picture and sword which Æneas had ...
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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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