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... among the ancients to the custom of invoking the muses ; and that the poets , in order to raise their sentiments and language , so as to be acceptable to their deities , thought it ex . pedient to follicit some divine assistance .
... among the ancients to the custom of invoking the muses ; and that the poets , in order to raise their sentiments and language , so as to be acceptable to their deities , thought it ex . pedient to follicit some divine assistance .
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... as men and furious lions join , To such I call the gods ! one constant state Of lasting rancour and eternal hate : No thought but rage , and never ceasing strife , ' Till death extinguish rage , and thought , and life .
... as men and furious lions join , To such I call the gods ! one constant state Of lasting rancour and eternal hate : No thought but rage , and never ceasing strife , ' Till death extinguish rage , and thought , and life .
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The sentiments , or the thoughts and behaviour which the poet ascribes to the persons he introduces , are just or conformable to the characters , and to the subjects about which they are employed ; so far at least , as is consistent ...
The sentiments , or the thoughts and behaviour which the poet ascribes to the persons he introduces , are just or conformable to the characters , and to the subjects about which they are employed ; so far at least , as is consistent ...
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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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