The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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Page 32
... kind , are , for the fame reafon , allegorical . Some of the ancient critics , as Mr. Addifon obferves , were fond of giving the works of their poets this fecond , or conceal'd meaning , tho ' there was no apparent ne- ceffity for the ...
... kind , are , for the fame reafon , allegorical . Some of the ancient critics , as Mr. Addifon obferves , were fond of giving the works of their poets this fecond , or conceal'd meaning , tho ' there was no apparent ne- ceffity for the ...
Page 101
... kind of fatire , or lampoon , which expofes particular characters , and affects the re- putation of thofe at whom it is pointed , is fcarce to be diftinguished from scandal and defamation . The poet alfo , whilst he is endeavouring to ...
... kind of fatire , or lampoon , which expofes particular characters , and affects the re- putation of thofe at whom it is pointed , is fcarce to be diftinguished from scandal and defamation . The poet alfo , whilst he is endeavouring to ...
Page 166
... kind tend to cherish and cultivate that humanity which is the ornament of our nature ; they foften infolence , footh affliction , and fubdue the mind to the difpenfations of providence . Our Tragedies are generally written in blank ...
... kind tend to cherish and cultivate that humanity which is the ornament of our nature ; they foften infolence , footh affliction , and fubdue the mind to the difpenfations of providence . Our Tragedies are generally written in blank ...
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