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Page 184
... affected ; but the attitude and turn of the features thew , that each is affected in a different manner , or in a dif ferent degree . If we may credit Strabo the Hiftorian and Geographer , Homer has been as exact in his defcription of ...
... affected ; but the attitude and turn of the features thew , that each is affected in a different manner , or in a dif ferent degree . If we may credit Strabo the Hiftorian and Geographer , Homer has been as exact in his defcription of ...
Page 297
... affecting parts in this poem , there is none , perhaps , wrought up with fuch wonder- ful art as the paflion of Dido . Virgil has here proved : himself a perfect mafter of the female mind , when in- flamed with love and pride , jealoufy ...
... affecting parts in this poem , there is none , perhaps , wrought up with fuch wonder- ful art as the paflion of Dido . Virgil has here proved : himself a perfect mafter of the female mind , when in- flamed with love and pride , jealoufy ...
Page 310
... affecting ftory is exquifite , and evidently fhows the advantage which poetry has over hiftory . The hiftorian reprefents facts plainly and faithfully , as they come to his knowledge ; but the poet calls in fancy to his aid , and ...
... affecting ftory is exquifite , and evidently fhows the advantage which poetry has over hiftory . The hiftorian reprefents facts plainly and faithfully , as they come to his knowledge ; but the poet calls in fancy to his aid , and ...
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