The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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... prince Arthur , who is a real historical character , with his fairies , feems indeed not very excufable , and is the less so as he has omitted all the accounts of his behaviour , and his victories over the Saxons , which other fabulous ...
... prince Arthur , who is a real historical character , with his fairies , feems indeed not very excufable , and is the less so as he has omitted all the accounts of his behaviour , and his victories over the Saxons , which other fabulous ...
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... prince , who by divine afijft- ance escaped from the deftruction of a powerful king- dom , is defined by the gods to preferve its religion ; and to found another empire more great and glorious than that which was deflroyed . This prince ...
... prince , who by divine afijft- ance escaped from the deftruction of a powerful king- dom , is defined by the gods to preferve its religion ; and to found another empire more great and glorious than that which was deflroyed . This prince ...
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... prince and the people , and be otherwise serviceable to the state ; for the prince is here told , what a monarch ought to be , and how he ought to goven , and the people are taught their duty , and instructed how they fhould obey . In ...
... prince and the people , and be otherwise serviceable to the state ; for the prince is here told , what a monarch ought to be , and how he ought to goven , and the people are taught their duty , and instructed how they fhould obey . In ...
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