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refines and purges the paffions . By refining the paf- fions is meant the reducing them to proper bounds ; for Tragedy , by fhewing the miferies that attend the sub- jection to them , teaches us to watch them more narrow- ly ; and , by ...
refines and purges the paffions . By refining the paf- fions is meant the reducing them to proper bounds ; for Tragedy , by fhewing the miferies that attend the sub- jection to them , teaches us to watch them more narrow- ly ; and , by ...
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Silent the warrior fmil'd , and , pleas'd , refign'd To tender paffions all his mighty mind : His beauteous princess cast a mournful look , Hung on Of the EPIC or HEROIC POEM . 215.
Silent the warrior fmil'd , and , pleas'd , refign'd To tender paffions all his mighty mind : His beauteous princess cast a mournful look , Hung on Of the EPIC or HEROIC POEM . 215.
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營 But Homer has effectually fhewn his power over the mind , and convinced us , that he could most sensibly touch the heart , and move all the tender paffions , in his interview between Priam and Achilles ; than which nothing can be ...
營 But Homer has effectually fhewn his power over the mind , and convinced us , that he could most sensibly touch the heart , and move all the tender paffions , in his interview between Priam and Achilles ; than which nothing can be ...
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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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