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Page 217
... learning at no other time to be " useful . Spare not an author of any rank or fize ; " let not thy tongue or pen know pity ; make the " living feel thy accufations ; make the ghofts of " the dead groan in their tombs for their violated ...
... learning at no other time to be " useful . Spare not an author of any rank or fize ; " let not thy tongue or pen know pity ; make the " living feel thy accufations ; make the ghofts of " the dead groan in their tombs for their violated ...
Page 221
... learning , ( as Vitruvius words it ) departed in difdain . The judges followed , derid- ing his attempt as an extravagance which could not demand their gravity ; and the people taking a li- cenfe from the precedent , hooted him away ...
... learning , ( as Vitruvius words it ) departed in difdain . The judges followed , derid- ing his attempt as an extravagance which could not demand their gravity ; and the people taking a li- cenfe from the precedent , hooted him away ...
Page 222
... learning confifted but in a fuperficial knowledge of the fciences ; and whispered Callimachus , that Eratofthenes only allowed him to have an artful habitual knack of verfifying . He would have made Ariftophanes believe , that Theo ...
... learning confifted but in a fuperficial knowledge of the fciences ; and whispered Callimachus , that Eratofthenes only allowed him to have an artful habitual knack of verfifying . He would have made Ariftophanes believe , that Theo ...
Page 225
... learning who attended the court , with wreaths , and rods or fcepters of laurel , as taking upon themselves the representation of Rhap- fodifts , to do honour , for the time , to HOMER . In the rear of all was flowly drawn along an odd ...
... learning who attended the court , with wreaths , and rods or fcepters of laurel , as taking upon themselves the representation of Rhap- fodifts , to do honour , for the time , to HOMER . In the rear of all was flowly drawn along an odd ...
Page 226
... learning with a found of voices , and their various inftruments , to affift at a facrifice in honour of Apollo and his favourite HOMER . It may be easily believed , that ZoILUS concluded his affairs were at the utmost point of ...
... learning with a found of voices , and their various inftruments , to affift at a facrifice in honour of Apollo and his favourite HOMER . It may be easily believed , that ZoILUS concluded his affairs were at the utmost point of ...
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Ægypt againſt anſwer appear Bacchus beauty becauſe caft Callimachus cauſe cloſe Comus cras amet croud defign defire dreft eaſe envy ev'ry eyes fable facred fafe faid fame fate fays feat feem feen fenfe fhade fhall fhew fhining fide fight filent filver fince fing firſt flain flies fome fomething fometimes fong foul Frogs ftand ftill fuch fuffer glory Gods head heart himſelf HOMER houſe Iliad Ipfa itſelf Jove laft lefs Let thofe love loft Macedon Mice moft moſt Mouſe mufic Muſes nature never lov'd numquam amavit Nymphs o'er obferved Ovid paffage paffion Pallas pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poet Pow'r praife praiſe pray'r quique amavit raiſe reaſon reft rife ſcene ſhade ſhake ſhe ſhould ſhow ſkies ſky ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtill ſweet thee thefe themſelves theſe thoſe thou thouſand thro tion tranflation Twas uſe whofe whoſe youth ZOILUS
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Page 136 - And shake the neighbouring wood to banish sleep. Up rise the guests, obedient to the call: An early banquet deck'd the splendid hall; Rich luscious wine a golden goblet grac'd, Which the kind master forc'd the guests to taste. Then, pleas'd and thankful, from the porch...
Page 142 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
Page 98 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 126 - Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, These (all the poor remains of state) Adorn the rich, or praise the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give.
Page 131 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
Page 129 - Whither, O whither art thou fled, To lay thy meek contented head ? What happy region dost thou please To make the seat of calms and ease ? " Ambition searches all its sphere Of pomp and state to meet thee there.
Page 23 - Ye nightingales, ye twisting pines ! Ye swains that haunt the grove ! Ye gentle echoes, breezy winds! Ye close retreats of love ! With all of nature, all of art...
Page 96 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Page 39 - At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...
Page 143 - With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver...