The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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... fome order must be obferved , and however wild and extravagant the characters , they should not be abfurd . To this let me add , that the whole muft be clear and in- telligible , for the " Fable , as Mr. Hughes obferves , being defign'd ...
... fome order must be obferved , and however wild and extravagant the characters , they should not be abfurd . To this let me add , that the whole muft be clear and in- telligible , for the " Fable , as Mr. Hughes obferves , being defign'd ...
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... fome big torrent , from a mountain's brow , Burits , pours , and thunders down the vale below , O'erwhelms the fields , lays wafte the golden grain , And headlong fweeps the forefts to the main ; Stun'd at the din , the fwain with lift ...
... fome big torrent , from a mountain's brow , Burits , pours , and thunders down the vale below , O'erwhelms the fields , lays wafte the golden grain , And headlong fweeps the forefts to the main ; Stun'd at the din , the fwain with lift ...
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... fome fmall glimpse of hope to find her there : Inftead of her the cruel Greeks I met ; The houfe was fill'd with focs , with flames befet . Driv'n on the wings of winds , whole sheets of fire , Through air tranfported , to the roofs ...
... fome fmall glimpse of hope to find her there : Inftead of her the cruel Greeks I met ; The houfe was fill'd with focs , with flames befet . Driv'n on the wings of winds , whole sheets of fire , Through air tranfported , to the roofs ...
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