The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 - English essays |
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... Poem with the Discord of his Princes , and artfully interweaves , in the feveral fucceeding Parts of it , an Account ... Poem . Milton , in imitation of these two great Poets , opens his Paradife Loft with an Infernal Council plotting ...
... Poem with the Discord of his Princes , and artfully interweaves , in the feveral fucceeding Parts of it , an Account ... Poem . Milton , in imitation of these two great Poets , opens his Paradife Loft with an Infernal Council plotting ...
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VIRGIL falls infinitely short of Homer in the Charac- ters of his Poem , both as to their Variety and Novelty . Eneas is indeed a perfect Character , but as for Achates , tho ' he's ftil'd the Hero's Friend , he does nothing in the whole ...
VIRGIL falls infinitely short of Homer in the Charac- ters of his Poem , both as to their Variety and Novelty . Eneas is indeed a perfect Character , but as for Achates , tho ' he's ftil'd the Hero's Friend , he does nothing in the whole ...
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... Poem ; his Method of examining an Epic Poem , N. 273. An Obfervation of that Critic's , ibid . of the beft Logicians in the World , N. 291. His Di- vifion of a Poem , N. 297. Another of his Obfervati- ons , ibid . His Observation on the ...
... Poem ; his Method of examining an Epic Poem , N. 273. An Obfervation of that Critic's , ibid . of the beft Logicians in the World , N. 291. His Di- vifion of a Poem , N. 297. Another of his Obfervati- ons , ibid . His Observation on the ...
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Action Æneid Affembly againſt agreeable alſo anſwer Beauty becauſe befides Behaviour Cafe Character Circumftances confider Confideration Converfation Criticks defcribed Defign Defire Difcourfe diſcover Drefs Enville Fable faid fame feems feen feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon Fortune fpeak Friend ftill fuch fufficient give greateſt Happineſs herſelf himſelf Homer Honour Houfe Houſe humble Servant Iliad infert itſelf kind Lady laft laſt lefs look Love Mafter Mankind manner Marriage Meaſure Milton Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature Number obferved Occafion ourſelves Ovid Paffage paffed Paffion Paradife Loft particular Perfon Place pleafed pleaſe Pleaſure Poem Poet poffible prefent publick racter raiſe Reader Reaſon Reflexion reprefented Senfe Sentiments ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſpeak SPECTATOR thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe Thoughts thouſand tion underſtand uſed Virgil Virtue whofe Woman World young