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... Genius festis impune diebus , Accessit numerisque modisque licentia major ; Indoctus quid enim saperet liberque laborum Rusticus urbano confusus , turpis honesto ? Sic priscae motumque et luxuriem addidit arti Tibicen , traxitque vagus ...
... Genius festis impune diebus , Accessit numerisque modisque licentia major ; Indoctus quid enim saperet liberque laborum Rusticus urbano confusus , turpis honesto ? Sic priscae motumque et luxuriem addidit arti Tibicen , traxitque vagus ...
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... genius of the language and the possi- bilities of success when they preferred to cast the product of their genius into an epic , lyric , or didactic form . The poem is enlivened by a variety of reflections and amusing descriptions ...
... genius of the language and the possi- bilities of success when they preferred to cast the product of their genius into an epic , lyric , or didactic form . The poem is enlivened by a variety of reflections and amusing descriptions ...
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... genius of each poet . But the poet must have genius , and the whole passage is a warning to poetasters . ... 132. vilem patulumque . . . orbem , ' the common beaten round ' ( open to all ) of phrases , illustrations , sentiments , etc ...
... genius of each poet . But the poet must have genius , and the whole passage is a warning to poetasters . ... 132. vilem patulumque . . . orbem , ' the common beaten round ' ( open to all ) of phrases , illustrations , sentiments , etc ...
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... genius is everything , art nothing , and affect to be mad with the poetic frenzy . For myself , I would rather be a sane critic than a mad poet . But in reality good common sense is the foundation of true drama . The philosopher who ...
... genius is everything , art nothing , and affect to be mad with the poetic frenzy . For myself , I would rather be a sane critic than a mad poet . But in reality good common sense is the foundation of true drama . The philosopher who ...
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... genius for philosophy used to let them grow . 302. purgor bilem . Madness was supposed to result from an excess of bile , and consequently to be cured by purgatives . ( Hellebore itself was a violent purgative . ) Horace affects ...
... genius for philosophy used to let them grow . 302. purgor bilem . Madness was supposed to result from an excess of bile , and consequently to be cured by purgatives . ( Hellebore itself was a violent purgative . ) Horace affects ...
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A. S. WALPOLE actor actus aetas alta animi animos Antonius Archilochus Assistant Master atque Book Cethegi Choerilus chorus Cicero comedy common cyclic poets domum dramatic poetry Edited elegiac enim Epode erit etiam Euripides expression fabula genius Greek haec Hence heroes Hesiod Homer Horace Horace's hunc iambic iambus Iliad invented juvat Juvenal Latium Liburnis Livy loqui M.A. Ready Maecenas meaning Menas metaphor metre mihi Multa nefas Neque nunc Octavian Odes omnes orator Orelli orichalco Ovid passage perhaps Piso Plautus play poem poëmata poet poëtae POETICA poëtis ponere privatis quae quam quid quod refers reponi rerum Roby Roman Rome satyric drama satyrs scriptor semel sense Sextus Pompeius sibi sine Sophocles speciosa supposed tamen Thespis tibi tion tragedy trimeter uncia unus verb verses Versibus videre Virg Virgil Vocabulary words
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Page 54 - Pyrrha, sub antrof cui flavam religas comam, simplex munditiis? heu quoties fidem mutatosque deos flebit et aspera nigris aequora ventis emirabitur insolens, qui nunc te fruitur credulus aurea; qui semper vacuam, semper amabilem sperat nescius aurae fallacis. miseri, quibus intentata nites ! me tabula sacer votiva paries indicat uvida suspendisse potenti vestimenta maris deo.
Page 24 - ... verum ubi plura nitent in carmine non ego paucis offendar maculis, quas aut incuria fudit aut humana parum cavit natura.
Page 12 - HIIMANO capiti cervicem pictor equinam Jungere si velit, et varias inducere plumas Undique collatis membris, ut turpiter atrum Desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne, Spectatum admissi risum teneatis, amici...
Page 17 - Atque ita mentitur, sic veris falsa remiscet, Primo ne medium, medio ne discrepet imum. Tu quid ego et populus mecum desideret audi : Si plausoris eges aulaea manentis et usque Sessuri donec cantor ' Vos plaudite' dicat, Aetatis cujusque notandi sunt tibi mores, Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus et annis.
Page 16 - Si quid inexpertum scenae committis et audes Personam formare novam, servetur ad imum Qualis ab incepto processerit, et sibi constet.
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Page 18 - Conversis studiis aetas animusque virilis Quaerit opes et amicitias, inservit honori, Commisisse cavet quod mox mutare laboret. Multa senem circumveniunt incommoda, vel quod Quaerit et inventis miser abstinet ac timet uti, 170 Vel quod res omnes timide gelideque ministrat, Dilator, spe longus, iners, avidusque futuri, Difficilis, querulus, laudator temporis acti Se puero, castigator censorque minorum.
Page 25 - Saxa movere sono testudinis, et prece blanda Ducere quo vellet. Fuit haec sapientia quondam. Publica privatis secernere, sacra profanis ; Concubitu prohibere vago, dare jura maritis, Oppida moliri, leges incidere ligno.
Page 23 - Cum semel imbuerit, speramus carmina fingi Posse linenda cedro et levi servanda cupresso ? Aut prodesse volunt, aut delectare poetae, Aut simul et jucunda et idonea dicere vitae.
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