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Page 71
... considered the disposition of syl- lables , and had himself given hopes of some metri- cal observations upon the great Roman poet ; but being the first who undertook to display the beau- ties and point out the defects of Milton , he had ...
... considered the disposition of syl- lables , and had himself given hopes of some metri- cal observations upon the great Roman poet ; but being the first who undertook to display the beau- ties and point out the defects of Milton , he had ...
Page 72
... considered as pure or mixed . It is pure when the accent rests upon every second syllable through the whole line . Courage uncertain dangers may abate , But who can bear the ' approach of cértain fáte ? DRYDEN . Here love his golden ...
... considered as pure or mixed . It is pure when the accent rests upon every second syllable through the whole line . Courage uncertain dangers may abate , But who can bear the ' approach of cértain fáte ? DRYDEN . Here love his golden ...
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ceive that if Scaliger had not considered himself as allied to Virgil , by being born in the same country , he would ... considered as a kind of general challenger , whom every one has a right to attack ; since he L 2 93 . 113 RAMBLER ...
ceive that if Scaliger had not considered himself as allied to Virgil , by being born in the same country , he would ... considered as a kind of general challenger , whom every one has a right to attack ; since he L 2 93 . 113 RAMBLER ...
Contents
Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica | 74 |
The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa | 75 |
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves | 76 |
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