The Spectator ...Angier March, 1803 |
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Page 158
... poems such of their remarkable adventures as were still talked of among his contemporaries . The story of Æneas , on which Virgil founded his poem , was likewise very bare of circumstances , and by that means afforded him an opportunity ...
... poems such of their remarkable adventures as were still talked of among his contemporaries . The story of Æneas , on which Virgil founded his poem , was likewise very bare of circumstances , and by that means afforded him an opportunity ...
Page 193
... poem , the following lines , in which we see the an- gels heaving up the earth , and placing it in a dif- ferent posture to the sun from what it had before the fall of man , is conceived with that sublime imagina- tion which was so ...
... poem , the following lines , in which we see the an- gels heaving up the earth , and placing it in a dif- ferent posture to the sun from what it had before the fall of man , is conceived with that sublime imagina- tion which was so ...
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... poem . The unexpected hiss which arises in this episode , the dimensions and bulk of Satan so much superior to those of the infernal spirits who lay under the same transformation , with the annual change which they are supposed to ...
... poem . The unexpected hiss which arises in this episode , the dimensions and bulk of Satan so much superior to those of the infernal spirits who lay under the same transformation , with the annual change which they are supposed to ...
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action Adam ADDISON Æneas Æneid agreeable angels appear atheists Aurengzebe bagnio beautiful behaviour behold character cheerfulness circumstances consider creature dæmon death delight desire discourse earth endeavour entertainment eyes fair father forbear fortune gentleman give hand happy head hear heart heaven Homer honour humble servant Iliad imagination innocence John Sharpe Jupiter kind lady learning letter live look looking-glass mankind manner MARCH 15 Margaret Clark Menippus Milton mind Mohocks moral nature never night obliged observed occasion OVID paper Paradise particular passage passion Paul Lorrain person pleased pleasure poem poet present prince racter reader reason received says shew Sir Richard Baker Sir Roger soul speak SPECTATOR spirit STEELE take notice tell thee thing thou thought tion told town Turnus VIRG virtue whole woman yard land young