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The change of a popular inta an absolute government has generally been of ill consequence ; for betwixt the hatred of the people , and the injustice of the prince , it of necessity comes to pass , that they live in difruft , and mutual ...
The change of a popular inta an absolute government has generally been of ill consequence ; for betwixt the hatred of the people , and the injustice of the prince , it of necessity comes to pass , that they live in difruft , and mutual ...
Page 277
... will engage the favour of heaven , and make both prince and people victorious , great , and happy , is delivered in a manner grave , majeftical , and sublime , agreeably to the true character of the Epic Poem .
... will engage the favour of heaven , and make both prince and people victorious , great , and happy , is delivered in a manner grave , majeftical , and sublime , agreeably to the true character of the Epic Poem .
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... who was related to Demaratus , and aspired to succeed him in dignity , they persuaded the Spartans to enquire into the birth of that prince , and refer the solution of any difficulty that might arise , to the oracle of Delphi .
... who was related to Demaratus , and aspired to succeed him in dignity , they persuaded the Spartans to enquire into the birth of that prince , and refer the solution of any difficulty that might arise , to the oracle of Delphi .
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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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