The Spectator, Volume 5Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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Page 55
... fuch a defcription , by the reading of the antient poets , and of Homer in particular . It was certainly a very bold thought in our author , to afcribe the firft use of artil- lery to the rebel angels . But as fuch a pernicious in ...
... fuch a defcription , by the reading of the antient poets , and of Homer in particular . It was certainly a very bold thought in our author , to afcribe the firft use of artil- lery to the rebel angels . But as fuch a pernicious in ...
Page 169
... fuch apt words and phrafes to defcribe the actions of thofe two imaginary perfons , and particularly in that part where Death is exhibited as forming a bridge over the chaos ; a work fuitable to the genius of Milton . Since the fubject ...
... fuch apt words and phrafes to defcribe the actions of thofe two imaginary perfons , and particularly in that part where Death is exhibited as forming a bridge over the chaos ; a work fuitable to the genius of Milton . Since the fubject ...
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... fuch a height of military glory did her great general and her armies carry the British name ' abroad ; fuch was the harmony and concord betwixt ' her and allies ; and fuch was the bleffing of God upon all her countels and undertakings ...
... fuch a height of military glory did her great general and her armies carry the British name ' abroad ; fuch was the harmony and concord betwixt ' her and allies ; and fuch was the bleffing of God upon all her countels and undertakings ...
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