| 1738 - 310 pages
...Earth and Hea'v'n, Whith they beheld, the Moons refflendent Globe, jlnd Starry Pole : Thou alfo mad'ft the Night, Maker Omnipotent, and thou the Day, &c. MOST of the Modern Heroick Poets have imitated the Ancients in beginning a Speech without premifing, that the Perfon faid... | |
| John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...tit tiigit, Sec. ] A mafterly tranfition this, which the poet makes to their evening worillip. Moft of the modern heroic poets have imitated the Ancients, in beginning a fpeech without premifing, that the perfon faid thus and thus; but as it is eafy to imitate the Ancients... | |
| Longinus, William Smith - Authors, Greek - 1752 - 242 pages
...commanded all " the defcendents of the Heraclidce to depart " his Mr. Addifon obferves, " That moft of the modern heroic « poets have imitated the ancients, in beginning a fpeech, « without premifing that the perfon faid thus, or thus; but *' as it is eafy to imitate the... | |
| William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...refflendent Globe, JndStarry Pole : Thou alfo mad'ft the Night, Maker omnipotent, and tliou the Day, CSV. MOST of the modern heroic Poets have imitated the Ancients, in beginning a Speech without premifing, that the Perfon faid thus or thus : but as it is eafy to imitate the Ancients in the Omiffion... | |
| John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...Earth and Hea,v'n, Which they heheld, the Moon's refplendent Glohe, And 'Starry Pole : Thou alfo mad'ft the Night, Maker omnipotent, and thou the Day, &c. MOST of the modern hefoic Poets have imitated the Ancients, in beginning a Speech without premifing, that the Perfon fail... | |
| John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...mafft the r.igbt, &c.] A mallerly traniition this, which the poet makes to their evening worfhip. Moft of the modern heroic poets have imitated the Ancients, in beginning a fpeech without premilitig, that the peribn faid thus and thus ; but as it is ealy to imitate the Ancients... | |
| 1778 - 336 pages
...globe, And ftarry pole : thou alfa ma<fft the night. Maker omnifotent, and than the day, &c." Moft of the modern heroic poets have imitated the ancients in beginning a fpeech without premifmg, that the perfon f,iid thus or thus ; but as it is eafy to imitate the ancients... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...710 Both turn'd, and under open sky ador'd The God that made both sky, air, earih, and heaven, Winch they beheld, the moon's resplendent globe, And starry...mad'st the night, Maker omnipotent, and thou the day, Which we in our appointed work employ'd Have finish'd, happy in our mutual help And mutual love, the... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...stood, Both turn'd, and under open sky ador'd 721 The God that made both sky, air, earth, and heav'n, Which they beheld, the moon's resplendent globe. And...mad'st the night, Maker omnipotent, and thou the day, 725 Which we in our appointed work employ'd Have finish'd, happy in our mutual help And mutual love,... | |
| Longinus - Aesthetics - 1800 - 238 pages
...both stood, Both turn'd, and under open sky ador'd The God that made both sky, air, earth, and heav'n, Which they beheld, the moon's resplendent globe And...mad'st the night, Maker omnipotent, and thou the day. Mr. Addison observes, " That most of the modem " heroic poets have imitated the ancients, in beginning... | |
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