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Page 59
... refers to the swain , for whom the poet invokes Fancy . * These last lines are inferior to the rest of the poem ; but Wharton wished to end it with a compliment to his own country . HESIOD . " In days of yore , no matter ODE TO FANCY . 59.
... refers to the swain , for whom the poet invokes Fancy . * These last lines are inferior to the rest of the poem ; but Wharton wished to end it with a compliment to his own country . HESIOD . " In days of yore , no matter ODE TO FANCY . 59.
Page 60
... entirely fabulous , by leaving the time and place of the action undetermined - this he does by saying , no matter where nor when . ' Twas e'er the low creation swarm'd with men . That is , before men were created- e'er , and HESIOD. ...
... entirely fabulous , by leaving the time and place of the action undetermined - this he does by saying , no matter where nor when . ' Twas e'er the low creation swarm'd with men . That is , before men were created- e'er , and HESIOD. ...
Page 61
... Hesiod . This fable was also chosen by Eschylus , the father of tragedy , on his first attempt upon the Athenian stage . -He wrote three tragedies on this sub- ject - the first which related the story which is the subject of Parnel's ...
... Hesiod . This fable was also chosen by Eschylus , the father of tragedy , on his first attempt upon the Athenian stage . -He wrote three tragedies on this sub- ject - the first which related the story which is the subject of Parnel's ...
Page 62
... of these tragedies , and in particular we wish that the preface to Potter's Eschylus should be read , when the subject of Prometheus is the lesson of the day . that he is any where in Homer called the monarch 62 HESIOD .
... of these tragedies , and in particular we wish that the preface to Potter's Eschylus should be read , when the subject of Prometheus is the lesson of the day . that he is any where in Homer called the monarch 62 HESIOD .
Page 63
... of a God to find , A pleasing bosom cheat , a specious ill , Which felt they curse , yet covet still to feel . ” Specious ill - Specious ill , means whath as at G. 2 HESIOD . 63 that he is any where in Homer called ...
... of a God to find , A pleasing bosom cheat , a specious ill , Which felt they curse , yet covet still to feel . ” Specious ill - Specious ill , means whath as at G. 2 HESIOD . 63 that he is any where in Homer called ...
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Adversity Aikin alludes ancient appear armour Bard beautiful blush bound breast breathe caduceus called clouds colours creature crown despair Doctor Johnson dress earth Edward Enfield's Speaker ETON COLLEGE expression fair Fancy fate father feel fury Gales give Glocester Goddess Gorgon grace head heaven Hesiod Homer house of York Hymn imagination imitation Johnson Jove lance laughing wild lines lyre means merates Milton mind morn Muses narch neralize nymphs o'er OVID pain Pandora Paradise Paradise Lost Parnel parody passage passion persons pleasing pleasure Plinlimmon poem poet poetical poetry praise Prometheus pupils purple quaternion queen reign represented rise rock Ross round sense sentence shew smiles solemn song soul sound species stanza stars sublime supposed sweet taste terror thee thing thou tion tyrant vale Venus verse Virtue vols Vulcan wandering fires wave weave winding wings word young readers youth