The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].J. and R. Tonson in the Strand., 1744 |
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Page 184
... firft Imperfection which I fhall ob- ferve in the Fable is , that the Event of it is unhappy . THE Fable of every Poem is , according to Ariftotle's Divifion , either Simple or Implex . It is called Simple when there is no Change of ...
... firft Imperfection which I fhall ob- ferve in the Fable is , that the Event of it is unhappy . THE Fable of every Poem is , according to Ariftotle's Divifion , either Simple or Implex . It is called Simple when there is no Change of ...
Page 242
... Firft Book , that the Poet adds nothing to it in the Second . We were before told , that he was the firft who taught Mankind to ranfack the Earth for Gold and Silver , and that he was the Architect of Pandamonium , or the Infernal ...
... Firft Book , that the Poet adds nothing to it in the Second . We were before told , that he was the firft who taught Mankind to ranfack the Earth for Gold and Silver , and that he was the Architect of Pandamonium , or the Infernal ...
Page 296
... firft are thofe Pictures of Still - Life , which we meet with in the Description of Eden , Paradife , Adam's Bower , & c . In the next are the Machines , which comprehend the Speeches and Be- haviour of the good and bad Angels . În the ...
... firft are thofe Pictures of Still - Life , which we meet with in the Description of Eden , Paradife , Adam's Bower , & c . In the next are the Machines , which comprehend the Speeches and Be- haviour of the good and bad Angels . În the ...
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