The Complete Art of Poetry: In Six Parts, I. Of the Nature, Use, Excellence, Rise and Progress of Poetry, &c.; II. Of the Use and Necessity of Rules in Poetry; III. Of the Manner, Rules, and Art of Composing Epigrams, Pastorals, Odes, &c.; IV. Of Tragedy and Comedy; how to Draw the Plot, and Form the Characters of Both; V. The Rules of the Epic Or Narrative Poem, of the Poetic Diction Or Language, and of English Numbers; VI. A Collection of the Most Beautiful Descriptions, Similes, Allusions, &c. from Spenser, and Our Best English Poets, as Well Ancient as Modern, with Above Ten Thousand Verses, Not to be Found in Any Performance of this Kind; Shakespeariana, Or the Most Beautiful Topicks, Descriptions, and Similes that Occur Throughout All Shakespear's Plays, Volume 2Charles Rivington, 1718 - Criticism |
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... Some from fierce Winds , which o'er ' the Mountains ( pals , And beat , with Srous Wings , the Valley's Face ; Oer the wide Lake and barren Desart Blow , O'er Lybia's burning Sands , and Scythia's Snow ; Shake the high Cedar , thro ...
... Some from fierce Winds , which o'er ' the Mountains ( pals , And beat , with Srous Wings , the Valley's Face ; Oer the wide Lake and barren Desart Blow , O'er Lybia's burning Sands , and Scythia's Snow ; Shake the high Cedar , thro ...
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... Some thought to raise themfelves to high Degree By Riches and unrighteous Reward ; Some by clofe fhould'ring , fome by Flatteree ; " Others through Friends , others for bafe Reward ; And all , by wrong Ways , for themselves prepar'd ...
... Some thought to raise themfelves to high Degree By Riches and unrighteous Reward ; Some by clofe fhould'ring , fome by Flatteree ; " Others through Friends , others for bafe Reward ; And all , by wrong Ways , for themselves prepar'd ...
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... Some fet their Shoulders to the pond'rous Grain , Some guard the Spoil , fome lafh the lagging Train . All ply their feveral Taiks , and equal Toil fuftain . [ Dryd , Virg APOLLO . Like fair Apollo , when he leaves the Froft Of wintry ...
... Some fet their Shoulders to the pond'rous Grain , Some guard the Spoil , fome lafh the lagging Train . All ply their feveral Taiks , and equal Toil fuftain . [ Dryd , Virg APOLLO . Like fair Apollo , when he leaves the Froft Of wintry ...
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... Some wore Coat - Armour , imitating Scale , And next their Skin were stubborn Shirts of Mail : Some wore a Breaft - plate , and a light Juppon , Their Horfes cloath'd with rich Caparifon . Some for Defence would leathern Bucklers ufe Of ...
... Some wore Coat - Armour , imitating Scale , And next their Skin were stubborn Shirts of Mail : Some wore a Breaft - plate , and a light Juppon , Their Horfes cloath'd with rich Caparifon . Some for Defence would leathern Bucklers ufe Of ...
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... Some by what Means they may redrefs the Wrong , When Fathers the Poffeflion keep too long . And fome would know the Iffue of their Caufe , And whether Gold can fodder up its Flaws . Poor pregnant Lais his Advice would have , To lose by ...
... Some by what Means they may redrefs the Wrong , When Fathers the Poffeflion keep too long . And fome would know the Iffue of their Caufe , And whether Gold can fodder up its Flaws . Poor pregnant Lais his Advice would have , To lose by ...
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Page 320 - Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults To give in evidence. What then? what rests? Try what repentance can: what can it not? Yet what can it, when one can not repent? O wretched state! O bosom black as death! O limed soul, that struggling to be free Art more engaged! Help, angels! make assay; Bow, stubborn knees; and heart with strings of steel Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe. All may be well.
Page 251 - Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Page 400 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
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Page 365 - Yet soon he heal'd ; for spirits that live throughout Vital In every part, not as frail man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die ; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air...