The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Bind 41804 |
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... instances will occur to my reader's memory , from Homer down to Mr. Dryden . I shall only take notice of two who have excelled in lyrics , the one an ancient and the other a modern . The first gained an immortal repu- tation by ...
... instances will occur to my reader's memory , from Homer down to Mr. Dryden . I shall only take notice of two who have excelled in lyrics , the one an ancient and the other a modern . The first gained an immortal repu- tation by ...
Side 60
... instances of human greatness , took a particular care to distinguish themselves by their skill in the arts and sciences . We have still extant several remains of the former , which justify the character given of him by the learned men ...
... instances of human greatness , took a particular care to distinguish themselves by their skill in the arts and sciences . We have still extant several remains of the former , which justify the character given of him by the learned men ...
Side 64
... instances of particular persons who have arrived at some perfection in this art , and ́exhi- bited specimens of it before multitudes of beholders . Instead of this , I shall present my reader with the fol- lowing letter from an artist ...
... instances of particular persons who have arrived at some perfection in this art , and ́exhi- bited specimens of it before multitudes of beholders . Instead of this , I shall present my reader with the fol- lowing letter from an artist ...
Side 79
... instance of this perfect sublime in four verses from the Athaliah of Monsieur Racine . When Abner , one of the chief officers of the court , represents to Joad the high - priest , that the queen was incensed against him , the high ...
... instance of this perfect sublime in four verses from the Athaliah of Monsieur Racine . When Abner , one of the chief officers of the court , represents to Joad the high - priest , that the queen was incensed against him , the high ...
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... instances of the sublime , and ( if you will allow me to be free with a namesake of yours ) I should think that the everlasting story - teller , Nestor , had he been likened to the ass instead of our hero , he had suffered less by the ...
... instances of the sublime , and ( if you will allow me to be free with a namesake of yours ) I should think that the everlasting story - teller , Nestor , had he been likened to the ass instead of our hero , he had suffered less by the ...
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