The Spectator: Corrected from the Originals, Volume 5George B. Whittaker, 1827 |
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... reader , and to give it that sub- lime kind of entertainment which is suitable to the nature of an heroic poem . Those who are acquainted with Homer's and Virgil's way of writing , cannot but be pleased with this kind of structure in ...
... reader , and to give it that sub- lime kind of entertainment which is suitable to the nature of an heroic poem . Those who are acquainted with Homer's and Virgil's way of writing , cannot but be pleased with this kind of structure in ...
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... reader in its full beauty . For this reason , though I have en- deavoured to give a general idea of its graces and imperfections in my first six papers , I thought myself obliged to bestow one upon every book in particular . The first ...
... reader in its full beauty . For this reason , though I have en- deavoured to give a general idea of its graces and imperfections in my first six papers , I thought myself obliged to bestow one upon every book in particular . The first ...
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... reader's imagination , and give him a suitable idea of so great an action . With what art has the poet represented the whole body of the earth trem- bling even before it was created ! ' All heav'n resounded ; and had earth been then ...
... reader's imagination , and give him a suitable idea of so great an action . With what art has the poet represented the whole body of the earth trem- bling even before it was created ! ' All heav'n resounded ; and had earth been then ...
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action Adam Adam and Eve Æneas Æneid agreeable angels appear bagnio beards beautiful behaviour behold character circumstances creation creature dæmon dancing death described desire discourse earth entertainment epilogue fable father favour fortune genius gentleman give grace happy head hear heaven Homer honour humble servant humour Iliad imagination kind lady learning letter live look madam mankind manner MARCH MARCH 17 Margaret Clark master Milton mind Mohocks nature never night noble obliged observed occasion Ovid paper Paradise Paradise Lost particular passage passion Paul Lorrain person pleased pleasure poem poet Pyrrhus quæ racter reader reason sentiments Sir Richard Baker Sir Roger soon speak SPECTATOR speech spirit sublime take notice tells thee thing thou thought tion told town Turnus VIRG Virgil virtue wherein whole woman writ yard land young