A New Review: With Literary Curiosities and Literary Intelligence, Volume 1author, 1782 |
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... Fame ; after which the other works follow in their order . manner too is the fame as that of the former volume ; that is , after an introductory hiftory of the particular fpecies of poetry which the piece the author is going to examine ...
... Fame ; after which the other works follow in their order . manner too is the fame as that of the former volume ; that is , after an introductory hiftory of the particular fpecies of poetry which the piece the author is going to examine ...
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... fame kind , and , if I recollect right , on much the fame fubject , in Dodfley : The dart of Izdabel prevails , & c . On the verses in which Pope mentions the perfons who have pillars in the Temple of Honour , Dr. War- ton obferves ...
... fame kind , and , if I recollect right , on much the fame fubject , in Dodfley : The dart of Izdabel prevails , & c . On the verses in which Pope mentions the perfons who have pillars in the Temple of Honour , Dr. War- ton obferves ...
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... Fame , supposed to be written by Akenfide ; nor the cenfure on mixing the ludicrious and the ferious , a Heemfkirk and a Pouffin in grave compofition ; nor the encomium on the fentiment of honor and virtue , with which the piece ...
... Fame , supposed to be written by Akenfide ; nor the cenfure on mixing the ludicrious and the ferious , a Heemfkirk and a Pouffin in grave compofition ; nor the encomium on the fentiment of honor and virtue , with which the piece ...
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... fame time that it will teach us how a poet is to be praised . " The tale to which this is the Prologue , has been verfified by Dryden ; and is fuppofed to have been of Chaucer's own contrivance as is alfo the elegant VISION of the flour ...
... fame time that it will teach us how a poet is to be praised . " The tale to which this is the Prologue , has been verfified by Dryden ; and is fuppofed to have been of Chaucer's own contrivance as is alfo the elegant VISION of the flour ...
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... fame perfon to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful charac- ter , who may miferably fail in putting proper words in the mouth of fuch a character . In a word , fo much more difficult is DRAMATIC than DESCRIPTIVE poetry ! VOL ...
... fame perfon to fucceed in defcribing externally a distressful charac- ter , who may miferably fail in putting proper words in the mouth of fuch a character . In a word , fo much more difficult is DRAMATIC than DESCRIPTIVE poetry ! VOL ...
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Page 347 - And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight.
Page 346 - So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Page 348 - of every creature : for by him were all " things created that are in heaven, and " that are in earth, vifible and invifible, " whether they be thrones, or dominions, " or principalities, or powers ; all things " were created by him and for him...
Page 88 - Surely it is no narrow and niggardly encomium to say he is the great Poet of Reason, the first of ethical authors in verse. And this species of writing is, after all, the surest road to an extensive reputation. It lies more level to the general capacities of men than the higher flights of more genuine poetry.
Page 16 - All are but parts of one ftupendous whole, Whofe body Nature is, and God the foul : That, chang'd thro...
Page 348 - And whofoever was not found written in the book of life was caft into the lake of fire.
Page 347 - Father, who raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand, far above all principalities and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come, and put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church...
Page 87 - ... many proofs of this talent as of the other. This turn of mind led him to admire French models; he studied Boileau attentively, formed himself upon him as Milton formed himself upon the Grecian and Italian sons of fancy.
Page 348 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and fuch as are in the fea, and all that are in them, heard I, faying, Bleffing, and honour, and glory, and power be unto him that fitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.