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An allegory is a fable , or story , in which , under the disguise of imaginary persons or things , some real action , or instructive moral is conveyed to the mind . Every allegory therefore has two senses , the one literal , and the ...
An allegory is a fable , or story , in which , under the disguise of imaginary persons or things , some real action , or instructive moral is conveyed to the mind . Every allegory therefore has two senses , the one literal , and the ...
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The more striking , because as the things are seen the moral conveyed becomes the object of our senses , and requires little or no seflection : - The more instructive , because , every time they are seen the memory is awakened , and the ...
The more striking , because as the things are seen the moral conveyed becomes the object of our senses , and requires little or no seflection : - The more instructive , because , every time they are seen the memory is awakened , and the ...
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... or instruction conveyed by the piece ; for , if I mistake not , they are altogether deficient both with regard to Plot and Moral , and can produce no other effect on the spectators , than that of making them ftare and laugh .
... or instruction conveyed by the piece ; for , if I mistake not , they are altogether deficient both with regard to Plot and Moral , and can produce no other effect on the spectators , than that of making them ftare and laugh .
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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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