Letters Concerning MythologyJ. Oswald, 1748 - 408 sider Nineteen letters published anonymously. A person who remains unidentified started the series but died before completing the 8th letter. "The additions to the seventh and eighth, and all the rest, were written by the author of the Enquiry into the life and writings of Homer [Thomas Blackwell]"--Page iv. The 2nd ed. (London : Printed for E. Dilly, 1757; Cf. BLC 18th cent. STC) on its t.p. names Thomas Blackwell as author, as do various authorities (BLC, DNB, Halkett & Laing; but cf. BLC under Blackwell). |
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... fhew'd the Soundness of his Heart . Ibid . 7. Una certa , & c . A certain Mien of undefigning Simplicity , an almoft infallible Mark of noble Manners . Ibid . 11. Plus Bête - More Idiot than Knave . 33. 11. Unde nifi - Whence taught ...
... fhew'd the Soundness of his Heart . Ibid . 7. Una certa , & c . A certain Mien of undefigning Simplicity , an almoft infallible Mark of noble Manners . Ibid . 11. Plus Bête - More Idiot than Knave . 33. 11. Unde nifi - Whence taught ...
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... fhew the Perfon to be contemplative , a Lover of Knowledge , of a fweet Difpofition , and addicted to Love : And still stronger , That fuffused Eyes , fluctuating , and as ' twere beaming in themselves , bespeak a strong Inclination to ...
... fhew the Perfon to be contemplative , a Lover of Knowledge , of a fweet Difpofition , and addicted to Love : And still stronger , That fuffused Eyes , fluctuating , and as ' twere beaming in themselves , bespeak a strong Inclination to ...
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... fhew and Exam- ple , Hiftory - Painting it felf , and the Produce of Sculpture , Fair genuine Forms of Beauty's eldest - born , A living Race by plastic Virtue markt , What are they but Human Figures represented in Action , in fuch ...
... fhew and Exam- ple , Hiftory - Painting it felf , and the Produce of Sculpture , Fair genuine Forms of Beauty's eldest - born , A living Race by plastic Virtue markt , What are they but Human Figures represented in Action , in fuch ...
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... fhew the Power of Soil and Climate ; and that Power ex- erted in the Formation of Man , who is to be infpired with a celestial Flame ; for which we have a Temple facred to EARTH and the SEASONS ; and behind them a human Creature forming ...
... fhew the Power of Soil and Climate ; and that Power ex- erted in the Formation of Man , who is to be infpired with a celestial Flame ; for which we have a Temple facred to EARTH and the SEASONS ; and behind them a human Creature forming ...
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... fhew the Phrygian to be inimitable . All their Wit , and various Refinings can not compenfate his elegant Simplicity . It is in effect the happiest way of Inftruction . The Mind easily perceives the Moral ; and retains it with the fame ...
... fhew the Phrygian to be inimitable . All their Wit , and various Refinings can not compenfate his elegant Simplicity . It is in effect the happiest way of Inftruction . The Mind easily perceives the Moral ; and retains it with the fame ...
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againſt Allegory ancient Animals becauſe beſt called Ceres Chaldean Chaos Clotho confifts cou'd Creation Defire Deities divine Doctrine Earth Egypt Egyptian eternal Fable facred faid fame Father fays fecond feems feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince Fire firft firſt folemn fome fometimes ftill fuch fuppofe fupreme Gods greateſt Grecian Greeks Heaven Herodotus Hiftory higheſt himſelf Honour human Iapetus ibid Idolatry Inftruction itſelf Jove Jupiter laft learned lefs Lett likewife Mind moft mortal moſt muft muſt myfterious Mythology Nature Number obferved paffed Paffion Perfon Phenician Philofopher Plato pleaſe Pleaſure Plutarch Poets poffible Power prefent Prieft Purpoſe Queſtion Reaſon Refemblance Religion repreſent Rife Rites SANCHUNIATHON Saturn ſay ſeem Soul Syriac Temple Tethys thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thro tion Tranflation Truth underſtand underſtood Univerſe uſed Virtue whofe whoſe Wiſdom World Worſhip wou'd βιβ δὲ ἐν καὶ περὶ τὰ τε τὴν τὸ τὸν τῶν
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Side 76 - Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow : and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Side 115 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Side 57 - What tho' nor real voice nor sound, Amid their radiant orbs be found! In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice : For ever singing as they shine, "•• The hand that made us is Divine.
Side 394 - From old Eternity's mysterious orb, Was Time cut off, and cast beneath the skies : The skies, which watch him in his new abode, Measuring his motions by revolving spheres ; That horologe machinery divine.
Side 75 - The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour GOD and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Side 76 - Come thou, and reign over us. But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees ? Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Side 145 - The extremely small seeds of fern, mosses, mushrooms, and some other plants are concealed and wafted about in the air, every part whereof seems replete with seeds of one kind or other. The whole atmosphere seems alive. There is everywhere acid to corrode, and seed to engender. Iron will rust, and mould...
Side 173 - The most ancient theology," says Plutarch, " both of the Greeks and barbarians, was natural philosophy involved in fables, that physically and mystically conveyed the truth to the learned ; — as appears from the poems of Orpheus, the Egyptian rites, and the Phrygian traditions.
Side 90 - of the posterity of Chus, addicted to the contemplation of the stars. They worship the sun as a god, and the whole country, for half-a-mile round their town, is filled with great altars dedicated to him. By the dawn of morn they get up and run out of town, to wait the rising sun, to whom, on every altar, there is a consecrated image, not in the likeness of a man, but of the solar orb, framed by magic art. These orbs, as soon as the sun rises, take fire, and resound with a great noise, while everybody...