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Page 38
... tion in this ancient prophecy or report in heaven , concerning the creation of man . Nothing could show more the dignity of the species , than this tradi- tion which ran of them before their existence . They are represented to have been ...
... tion in this ancient prophecy or report in heaven , concerning the creation of man . Nothing could show more the dignity of the species , than this tradi- tion which ran of them before their existence . They are represented to have been ...
Page 183
... tion and an exercise ; and endeavoured to answer all objections that have been maliciously raised against it . I have proceeded to give an account of the par- ticular dances of the Greeks and Romans , whether religious , warlike , or ...
... tion and an exercise ; and endeavoured to answer all objections that have been maliciously raised against it . I have proceeded to give an account of the par- ticular dances of the Greeks and Romans , whether religious , warlike , or ...
Page 269
... tion will not make it unacceptable to the curious part of my readers . The history which was the basis of Milton's poem is still shorter than either that of the Iliad , or Æneid . The poet has likewise taken care to insert every cir ...
... tion will not make it unacceptable to the curious part of my readers . The history which was the basis of Milton's poem is still shorter than either that of the Iliad , or Æneid . The poet has likewise taken care to insert every cir ...
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