The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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Page 91
... kind nymph yields all her charms , Nor yields in vain to youthful arms ,. Slowly the promifes at night to meet , But eagerly prevents the hour with fwifter feet , To gloomy groves and fhades obfcure she flies , There veils the bright ...
... kind nymph yields all her charms , Nor yields in vain to youthful arms ,. Slowly the promifes at night to meet , But eagerly prevents the hour with fwifter feet , To gloomy groves and fhades obfcure she flies , There veils the bright ...
Page 101
... kind of fatire , or lampoon , which exposes particular characters , and affects the re- putation of thofe at whom it is pointed , is fcarce to be diftinguished from fcandal and defamation . The poet alfo , whilst he is endeavouring to ...
... kind of fatire , or lampoon , which exposes particular characters , and affects the re- putation of thofe at whom it is pointed , is fcarce to be diftinguished from fcandal and defamation . The poet alfo , whilst he is endeavouring to ...
Page 320
... kind of creature to be created , ac- " cording to an ancient prophecy or report in heaven ; 6 for that angels were long before this vifible creation , " was the opinion of many ancient fathers . To find out " the truth of this prophecy ...
... kind of creature to be created , ac- " cording to an ancient prophecy or report in heaven ; 6 for that angels were long before this vifible creation , " was the opinion of many ancient fathers . To find out " the truth of this prophecy ...
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abfurd Achilles action Æneid Agamemnon alfo allegory beautiful becauſe breaft characters death defcription defign Demaratus Dido Eneas Epic Epic Poetry ev'ry exprefs eyes fable facred fafe faid fame fate fatire feems feen fenfe fentiments fhade fhall fhew fhore fhould fide fight fince fing fire firft flain fome fong foon forrow foul ftands ftate ftill ftrength fubject fublime fuch fuppofe gods Grecian Greece Guife heart heav'n Hector hero himſelf Homer honour Iliad inftruction juft king laft lefs manner meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature numbers o'er obferved occafion paffage paffions pafs Patroclus perfons Pindar pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetry pow'r prefent Priam prince profe purpoſe racter raiſe reader reafon refpect reft reprefented rife Satan ſhall ſpeak tears thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro Trojan Troy Ulyffes uſe verfe Virgil virtue whofe Xerxes