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Page 67
... 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 favoured by heaven such an allegorical weapon , is very con- formable to the old eastern ...
... 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 favoured by heaven such an allegorical weapon , is very con- formable to the old eastern ...
Page 88
... Turnus , or Æneas ; shew wherein they excelled , or were defec- tive ; censure or approve any particular action ; ob- serve how it might have been carried to a greater degree of perfection , and how it exceeded or fell short of another ...
... Turnus , or Æneas ; shew wherein they excelled , or were defec- tive ; censure or approve any particular action ; ob- serve how it might have been carried to a greater degree of perfection , and how it exceeded or fell short of another ...
Page 157
... Turnus and Æneas . He makes courage the chief and greatest ornament of Turnus ; but in Æneas there are many others which outshine it ; among the rest , that of piety . Turnus is there- fore all along painted by the poet full of ...
... Turnus and Æneas . He makes courage the chief and greatest ornament of Turnus ; but in Æneas there are many others which outshine it ; among the rest , that of piety . Turnus is there- fore all along painted by the poet full of ...
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action Adam ADDISON Æneas Æneid agreeable angels appear atheists Aurengzebe bagnio beautiful behaviour behold character cheerfulness circumstances consider creature dæmon death delight desire discourse DRYDEN earth endeavoured entertainment epilogue eyes fair father fortune gentleman give hand happy head hear heart heaven Homer honour humble servant Iliad imagination innocence John Sharpe Jupiter kind lady learning letter live look mankind manner MARCH 15 Margaret Clark Menippus Milton mind Mohocks nature never night obliged observed occasion OVID paper Paradise particular passage passion Paul Lorrain person pleased pleasure poem poet present prince racter reader reason received says shew Sir Richard Baker Sir Roger soon speak SPECTATOR spirit STEELE sublime take notice Tarpeia tell thee thing thou thought tion told town Turnus VIRG virtue whole woman yard land young