The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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... moft part of men , delight 66 to read ; rather for variety of matter , than for profit " of the enfample : I chofe the hiftory of king Arthur " as moft fit for the excellency of his perfon ; being made " famous by many mens former works ...
... moft part of men , delight 66 to read ; rather for variety of matter , than for profit " of the enfample : I chofe the hiftory of king Arthur " as moft fit for the excellency of his perfon ; being made " famous by many mens former works ...
Page 136
... moft . likely to captivate the mind . Of all the ways that wifeft men could find , To mend the age , and mortify mankind , Satire well writ has moft fuccessful prov'd , And cures , becaufe the remedy is lov'd . Duke of Bucks's Essay ...
... moft . likely to captivate the mind . Of all the ways that wifeft men could find , To mend the age , and mortify mankind , Satire well writ has moft fuccessful prov'd , And cures , becaufe the remedy is lov'd . Duke of Bucks's Essay ...
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... moft excellent and worthy of imitation ; for that Virgil , befides his accurate judgment , ( which stands unparallelled ) had a moft comprehenfive genius , will appear to every one who reads and attentively confiders his poem , the plan ...
... moft excellent and worthy of imitation ; for that Virgil , befides his accurate judgment , ( which stands unparallelled ) had a moft comprehenfive genius , will appear to every one who reads and attentively confiders his poem , the plan ...
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