The Spectator, Volume 5J. Tonson, 1729 - English essays |
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Page 53
... Æneas , which was given him by a Deity , broke into Pieces the Sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal Forge . As the Moral in this Place is divine , so by the way we may observe , that the bestowing on a Man who is favour'd by ...
... Æneas , which was given him by a Deity , broke into Pieces the Sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal Forge . As the Moral in this Place is divine , so by the way we may observe , that the bestowing on a Man who is favour'd by ...
Page 70
... Æneas , thew ' wherein they excelled or were defective , censure or ap- prove any particular Action , observe how it might have been carried to a greater Degree of Perfection , and how ' it exceeded or fell short of another . He might ...
... Æneas , thew ' wherein they excelled or were defective , censure or ap- prove any particular Action , observe how it might have been carried to a greater Degree of Perfection , and how ' it exceeded or fell short of another . He might ...
Page 102
... Æneas and the Sibyl stand before the Adamantine Gates , which are there described as shut upon the Place of Tor- ments , and listen to the Groans , the Clank of Chains , and the Noise of Iron Whips , that were heard in those Regi- ons ...
... Æneas and the Sibyl stand before the Adamantine Gates , which are there described as shut upon the Place of Tor- ments , and listen to the Groans , the Clank of Chains , and the Noise of Iron Whips , that were heard in those Regi- ons ...
Page 122
... Æneas : He makes Courage the chief and greatest Ornament of Turnus ; but in Æneas there are many others which out - fhine it , amongst the rest that of Piety . Turnus is therefore all along painted by the Poet full of Oftentation , his ...
... Æneas : He makes Courage the chief and greatest Ornament of Turnus ; but in Æneas there are many others which out - fhine it , amongst the rest that of Piety . Turnus is therefore all along painted by the Poet full of Oftentation , his ...
Page 123
... Æneas , on which Virgil founded his Poem , was likewise very bare of Circumstances , and by that means afforded him an Opportunity of embellishing it with Fiction , and giving a full range to his own Invention . We find , however , that ...
... Æneas , on which Virgil founded his Poem , was likewise very bare of Circumstances , and by that means afforded him an Opportunity of embellishing it with Fiction , and giving a full range to his own Invention . We find , however , that ...
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