The Spectator, Volume 4J. Parsons, 1801 - English essays |
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Page 66
... SAPPHO the two lines of PHADRUS contained in this motto , Mr. ADDISON has hit upon one of the most elegant and happy applications that per- haps ever was made from any classic author . " Essay on the Genius of Pope . were entire . One ...
... SAPPHO the two lines of PHADRUS contained in this motto , Mr. ADDISON has hit upon one of the most elegant and happy applications that per- haps ever was made from any classic author . " Essay on the Genius of Pope . were entire . One ...
Page 67
... SAPPHO in glowing colours . " SAPPHO , " says he , " has composed hymns , odes , elegies , and a number of other pieces . She has painted the most pleasing objects in nature , she has painted them in the most harmoniz ng colours , and ...
... SAPPHO in glowing colours . " SAPPHO , " says he , " has composed hymns , odes , elegies , and a number of other pieces . She has painted the most pleasing objects in nature , she has painted them in the most harmoniz ng colours , and ...
Page 68
... SAPPHO so transported with the vio- lence of her passion , that she was resolved to get rid of it at any price ... SAPPHO tried the cure , but perished in the experiment . After having given this short account of SAPPHO SO far as it ...
... SAPPHO so transported with the vio- lence of her passion , that she was resolved to get rid of it at any price ... SAPPHO tried the cure , but perished in the experiment . After having given this short account of SAPPHO SO far as it ...
Page 69
... , Tell me , my SAPPHO , tell me who ? VI . Tho ' now he shuns thy longing arms , He soon shall court thy slighted charms ; Tho ' Tho ' now thy offerings he despise , He soon E 3 NO . 223 . 69 THE SPECTATOR . AN HYMN TO VENUS. ...
... , Tell me , my SAPPHO , tell me who ? VI . Tho ' now he shuns thy longing arms , He soon shall court thy slighted charms ; Tho ' Tho ' now thy offerings he despise , He soon E 3 NO . 223 . 69 THE SPECTATOR . AN HYMN TO VENUS. ...
Page 70
... SAPPHO's lodgings , to denote that it was not a short transient visit which she intended to make her . This ode was preserved by an eminent Greek critic , who inserted it entire in his works , as a pattern of perfection in the structure ...
... SAPPHO's lodgings , to denote that it was not a short transient visit which she intended to make her . This ode was preserved by an eminent Greek critic , who inserted it entire in his works , as a pattern of perfection in the structure ...
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