Observations on Poetry, Especially the Epic:: Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas..H. Woodfall. Sold by J. Brotherton, in Cornhill; J. Nourse, without Temple-Bar; and R. Dodsley, in Pall-mall., 1738 - 167 oldal |
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xi. oldal
... verse and the members of the fentence . Of the licences in iambics . Of the variation of the numbers . St. Auftin's characteristic of verse . P. 118 p . 119 P. 120 wurd ibid . Concerning the length of verfe ; and why our epic verfe is ...
... verse and the members of the fentence . Of the licences in iambics . Of the variation of the numbers . St. Auftin's characteristic of verse . P. 118 p . 119 P. 120 wurd ibid . Concerning the length of verfe ; and why our epic verfe is ...
24. oldal
... verse may be employed in inftigating the paffions towards unlawful pleasures . And fatyre , whofe office it is to caft the just contempt upon follies , and to draw the fword of a feverer indignation against more se- rious enormities ...
... verse may be employed in inftigating the paffions towards unlawful pleasures . And fatyre , whofe office it is to caft the just contempt upon follies , and to draw the fword of a feverer indignation against more se- rious enormities ...
57. oldal
... verse . -Nor in fields of war The Greeks excel by discipline alone , But from their manners . Grant thy ear , O king , The diff'rence learn of Grecian bands and thine . The flow'r , the bulwark of thy pow'rful host Are mercenaries ...
... verse . -Nor in fields of war The Greeks excel by discipline alone , But from their manners . Grant thy ear , O king , The diff'rence learn of Grecian bands and thine . The flow'r , the bulwark of thy pow'rful host Are mercenaries ...
93. oldal
... name of Demetrius Pha- lereus . || Μάλιςα δὲ ἡ ὑπερβολὴ ψυχρότατον πάντων . § . 124 . ** ψυχρόν ὅτι τὸ ὑβάλλον τὴν οἰκείαν ἀπαγγελίαν 5. 114 . for illuftration a verse of Homer , where the horses ON POETRY . 93 Of the hyperbole P.
... name of Demetrius Pha- lereus . || Μάλιςα δὲ ἡ ὑπερβολὴ ψυχρότατον πάντων . § . 124 . ** ψυχρόν ὅτι τὸ ὑβάλλον τὴν οἰκείαν ἀπαγγελίαν 5. 114 . for illuftration a verse of Homer , where the horses ON POETRY . 93 Of the hyperbole P.
94. oldal
Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas.. Henry Pemberton. for illuftration a verse of Homer , where the horses of Rhefus are faid to be whiter than fnow , and equal in fwiftness to the winds + . Againft which Julius Scaliger through ...
Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas.. Henry Pemberton. for illuftration a verse of Homer , where the horses of Rhefus are faid to be whiter than fnow , and equal in fwiftness to the winds + . Againft which Julius Scaliger through ...
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action Æneid againſt alfo alſo ancient Ariftotle becauſe characters circumſtances compariſon compofed confidered confifts dactylic defign deſcription diftinct Diomedon diſcourſe diſtinguiſhed epic poet epic poetry expreffed expreffion fable fame fays fecond feet fentiment ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt fome foon foot forms of fpeech fpirit ftill fubject fublime fuch fuppofe fupport fyllable greateſt hexameter himſelf Homer iambic Ibid Iliad inftruct itſelf juft juſt kind laft language laſt lefs Leonidas leſs long fyllable meaſure mind moft moſt mufic muft muſt neceffary o'er obferves occafion paffions particular Perfian perfons pleaſure poem Poët poetic Polydorus prefent profe purpoſe Quintilian racter raiſe reaſon repreſentation repreſented reſemblance ſcarce ſeries ſhall ſhort ſome ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou tion tragedy trochaic underſtanding uſe verfe verſe Virgil virtue whoſe words writer ἂν δὲ ἐκ ἐν καὶ οἱ ὅτι τὰ τε τὸ
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81. oldal - With solemn touches troubled thoughts, and chase Anguish and doubt and fear and sorrow and pain From mortal or immortal minds. Thus they, Breathing united force with fixed thought, Moved on in silence to soft pipes that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil.
81. oldal - Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders...
80. oldal - Obscure some glimpse of joy, to have found their chief Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost In loss itself: which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue : but he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.
80. oldal - A shout, that tore hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment...
82. oldal - Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd, Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
66. oldal - Sparta ! and demand my life ; My heart, exulting, answers to thy call, And smiles on glorious fate. To live with fame The gods...
81. oldal - Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage, With solemn touches troubled thoughts, and chase Anguish, and doubt, and fear, and sorrow, and pain, From mortal or immortal minds. Thus they, Breathing united force, with fixed thought...
82. oldal - Forth ifluing on a fummer's morn to breathe Among the pleafant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The fmell of grain, or tedded grafs, or kine...
81. oldal - Truth, wifdom, fanâitude fevere and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd ; Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal, as their fex not equal feem'd ; For contemplation he and valour form'd, For foftnefs me and fweet attractive grace , He for God only, fhe for God in him.
134. oldal - Numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and the fenfe varioufly drawn out from one verfe into another ; not in the jingling found of like endings ; a fault avoided by the learned Antients both in Poetry, and all good Oratory.