Letters Concerning Poetical Translations, and Virgil's and Milton's Arts of Verse, &c..J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane., 1739 - 83 страница |
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... last mentioned I cannot omit taking notice of , because it contains , in my Opinion , one of the most beautiful Expreffions in all the poetical Language . To give to do a thing . " Princes ! and Grecian Warriors ! may the Gods " ( The ...
... last mentioned I cannot omit taking notice of , because it contains , in my Opinion , one of the most beautiful Expreffions in all the poetical Language . To give to do a thing . " Princes ! and Grecian Warriors ! may the Gods " ( The ...
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... last Paffages than in the former . Another Inftance of this kind might be produced out of Virgil's moft perfect Work , the Georgick , although it wants the Advantage of being tranflated by fuch a Hand as Mr. Pit's . " Si vero Viciamq ...
... last Paffages than in the former . Another Inftance of this kind might be produced out of Virgil's moft perfect Work , the Georgick , although it wants the Advantage of being tranflated by fuch a Hand as Mr. Pit's . " Si vero Viciamq ...
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... last Articles arife from Obferva- tions perfectly new at the time they were written by Erythræus , namely , about 200 Years ago ; and as new at this time , having been almoft quite loft by I know not what Accident to the World ; I must ...
... last Articles arife from Obferva- tions perfectly new at the time they were written by Erythræus , namely , about 200 Years ago ; and as new at this time , having been almoft quite loft by I know not what Accident to the World ; I must ...
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... last mentioned , 1. How curiously the Paufe is varied . In the first Line it is upon the first Syllable of the ... last Line where the Vowel i is repeated eight times in seven Words , is a very masterly Stroke ; « Erigit , & motis sibi ...
... last mentioned , 1. How curiously the Paufe is varied . In the first Line it is upon the first Syllable of the ... last Line where the Vowel i is repeated eight times in seven Words , is a very masterly Stroke ; « Erigit , & motis sibi ...
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... as Anglorum Pindarus , Maro , Flaccus ) and there I foon found the common Pause to be upon the last Syllable of the second Foot . For Example : D 4 * I fing " I fing the Man | who Judah's Sceptre bore ( 39 ) LETTER V. ...
... as Anglorum Pindarus , Maro , Flaccus ) and there I foon found the common Pause to be upon the last Syllable of the second Foot . For Example : D 4 * I fing " I fing the Man | who Judah's Sceptre bore ( 39 ) LETTER V. ...
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Æneid Alliteratio Alliteration Allufio Verborum Arthur Onslow auxiliary Verb becauſe Beginning Caïcus Carthage celebrated Lines Coaft Collocation concife Conclufion Cowley dedit Dryden Dunciad eafily Eneid English Language English Verfe Ennius Eridanus Erythraus Example faid fame fecond femper feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fing firft Line firſt foft fome fonitu Foot fpeaking ftrong fuch Goddeſs Greek Harmony Heav'n Homer Iambick Iliad Inftance infuper altos Italian itſelf juft laft laſt Latin Latin Language Letter Majefty Meaſure mighty Milton Milton's Verfification moft Monofyllables moſt Mufick muſt obferve occafion opaci Ovid Paffage Paradife Loft Paufe Pauſe perceiv'd Perfons Pit's plac'd pleaſe plural Numbers Poems Poetry poffible Pope Pow'r prefent Profe publick quæ quod raiſe Reaſon refpect rhym'd Verfe Rhyme Senfe Senſe Simois Stile Syllables taking notice terram thefe theſe Lines thing thoſe Tongue Tranflation Trapp uſe varying vero Verſe Virgil Voffius whence Words
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