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الصفحة 91
Horace himself wou ' d own thou doft excel In candid arts to play the critic well .
Ovid himself might wish to sing the dame . . . Whom Windsor forest sees a gliding
stream , On silver feet , with annual osier crown ' d , She runs for ever thro ' poetic
...
Horace himself wou ' d own thou doft excel In candid arts to play the critic well .
Ovid himself might wish to sing the dame . . . Whom Windsor forest sees a gliding
stream , On silver feet , with annual osier crown ' d , She runs for ever thro ' poetic
...
الصفحة 209
celebrated person , from whom so many derive their character ; and I think the life
of a critic is not unfeasonably put before the works of his poet , especially when
his censures accompany him . If what he advances be juft , he stands here as a ...
celebrated person , from whom so many derive their character ; and I think the life
of a critic is not unfeasonably put before the works of his poet , especially when
his censures accompany him . If what he advances be juft , he stands here as a ...
الصفحة 211
And certainly , if envy choose its object for the power to give torment , it should
here , if ever , have the glory of fully answering its intentions ; for the poet was so
worshipped by the whole age , that this critic had not the common alleviation of
the ...
And certainly , if envy choose its object for the power to give torment , it should
here , if ever , have the glory of fully answering its intentions ; for the poet was so
worshipped by the whole age , that this critic had not the common alleviation of
the ...
الصفحة 212
When Achilles makes Priam run out of his tent , left the Greeks should hear of his
being there , the poet had no breeding , to turn a king out in that manner . Od . 9 .
The poet says , Ulysses loft an equal number out of each fhip . The critic says ...
When Achilles makes Priam run out of his tent , left the Greeks should hear of his
being there , the poet had no breeding , to turn a king out in that manner . Od . 9 .
The poet says , Ulysses loft an equal number out of each fhip . The critic says ...
الصفحة 214
Then the critic casting his eyes on the ring , opened his volume Nowly , as
considering with what part he might most properly entertain his audience . It
happened , that the games at Patroclus ' s obsequies came first into his thought ;
whether it ...
Then the critic casting his eyes on the ring , opened his volume Nowly , as
considering with what part he might most properly entertain his audience . It
happened , that the games at Patroclus ' s obsequies came first into his thought ;
whether it ...
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affected againſt amavit amet anſwer appear arms beauty becauſe began Book breathe brought court Cras creature critic death deep deſign earth ev'ry eyes face fair fame fate fight fire firſt follow Frogs give glory Gods Graces ground hand head heard heart himſelf HOMER kind laſt learning leaves Let thoſe light live manner means meet Mice mind moſt Mouſe nature never night o'er obſerved once opinion plain pleaſe pleaſure poet praiſe reaſon reſt riſe ſaid ſaw ſays ſee ſeem ſet ſeveral ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhould ſky ſome ſoul ſtill ſuch thee themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou thought thouſand thro tion tongue took trees truth turn Twas uſe waters whoſe winds write youth Zoilus
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الصفحة 134 - 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...
الصفحة 140 - Thy prayer, thy praise, thy life to vice unknown, In sweet memorial rise before the throne: These charms success in our bright region...
الصفحة 96 - 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.
الصفحة 124 - 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.
الصفحة 129 - 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.
الصفحة 127 - 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.
الصفحة 21 - 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...
الصفحة 94 - 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.
الصفحة 37 - 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...
الصفحة 141 - With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver...