Elements of Criticism, Svazek 3A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... Grecian tow'rs . As on the confines of adjoining grounds , Two ftubborn fwains with blows difpute their bounds ; They tugg , they fweat ; but neither gain , nor yield , One foot , one inch , of the contended field : Thus obftinate to ...
... Grecian tow'rs . As on the confines of adjoining grounds , Two ftubborn fwains with blows difpute their bounds ; They tugg , they fweat ; but neither gain , nor yield , One foot , one inch , of the contended field : Thus obftinate to ...
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... Grecian army in point of number to a fwarm of bees . In another paffage the compares it to that profufion of leaves and flowers which appear in the fpring , or of infects in a fummer's evening . And Milton , As when the potent rod Of ...
... Grecian army in point of number to a fwarm of bees . In another paffage the compares it to that profufion of leaves and flowers which appear in the fpring , or of infects in a fummer's evening . And Milton , As when the potent rod Of ...
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... Grecian tents Where Creffid lay that night . Merchant of Venice , act 5. fc . 1 . I have feen Th ' ambitious ocean fwell , and rage , and foam , To be exalted with the threat'ning clouds . Julius Cæfar , alt 1. fc.6 . Jane Shore . My ...
... Grecian tents Where Creffid lay that night . Merchant of Venice , act 5. fc . 1 . I have feen Th ' ambitious ocean fwell , and rage , and foam , To be exalted with the threat'ning clouds . Julius Cæfar , alt 1. fc.6 . Jane Shore . My ...
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... Grecian creed , that the gods often interpofe vifibly and bodily in human affairs . I muft however ob- ferve , that Homer's deities do no honour to his poems . Fictions that tranfgrefs the bounds of nature , feldom have a good ef- fect ...
... Grecian creed , that the gods often interpofe vifibly and bodily in human affairs . I muft however ob- ferve , that Homer's deities do no honour to his poems . Fictions that tranfgrefs the bounds of nature , feldom have a good ef- fect ...
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... Grecian and Roman theatres ; and they are inculcated by the French and English cri- tics as effential to every dramatic compofi tion . In theory , thefe unities are also ac- knowledged by our beft poets , though their practice is feldom ...
... Grecian and Roman theatres ; and they are inculcated by the French and English cri- tics as effential to every dramatic compofi tion . In theory , thefe unities are also ac- knowledged by our beft poets , though their practice is feldom ...
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abſtract action Æneid againſt agreeable alfo allegory alſo appears beauty becauſe beſt betwixt Carm caufe cauſe chap circumſtances compariſon compofition confidered Cymbeline defcribed defcription diſtinguiſhed effect emotions employ'd Eneid epic poem epic poetry Euripides expreffed expreffion fame fcene feems fenfe fenfible fenſe fhall fignify figure of ſpeech fimile fingle firft firſt fize fome fpectator fpeech ftandard ftill fubject fuch garden Grecian hath Henry VI himſelf Horat houſe Iliad imagination impreffion inftances itſelf ject lefs leſs meaſure metaphor mind moſt Mozambic muſt nature neceffary obfervation objects occafion oppofite ornament paffage paffion Paradife Loft perfon perfonification pleaſe pleaſure poet precife preſent principle proper proportion purpoſe raiſe reaſon reliſh repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſpect Richard II ſcarce ſcene ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate ſuch tafte taſte thee thefe theſe thing thoſe thou tion tragedy uſe word Zacynthus
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Strana 167 - pond ; And do a wilful ftillnefs .entertain, .... . , With purpofe to be drefs'd in an, opinion, Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit.; As who fhould fay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! O my Anthonio, I
Strana 155 - truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myfelf now, and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A ftill and quiet conference. The King has cur'd me, I humbly thank his Grace; and, from thefe fhoulders, Thefe ruin'd pillars, out of pity taken A load would fink a navy, too much honour. Henry
Strana 64 - Seal up the fhip-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious furge; And in the vifitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monftrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the flipp'ry
Strana 63 - Within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king, Keeps Death his court; and there the antic fits, Scoffing his ftate, and grinning at his pomp; Allowing him a breath, a little fcene To
Strana 366 - And hence it is, that an object feen at the termination of a confined view, is more agreeable than when feen in a group with the furrounding objects. The crow doth fing as fweetly as the lark When neither is attended; and, I think, The nightingale, if flie
Strana 64 - in an hour fo rude ; And, in the calmeft and the ftilleft night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king ? Then, happy low! lie down ; Uneafy lies the head that wears a crown. Second Part Henry IV.
Strana 12 - 5* Thou divine Nature! how thyfelf thou blazon'ft In thefe two princely boys! they are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet, Not wagging his fweet head ; and yet as rough, (Their royal blood inchaf'd) as the rud'ft wind, That by the top doth take the mountain-pine, And make him ftoop
Strana 33 - Give me the crown.—Here, coufin, feize the crown, Here, on this fide, my hand; on that fide, thine; Now is this golden crown like a deep- well, That owes two buckets, filling one another ; The emptier ever dancing in the air, The other down, unfeen and full of water;
Strana 131 - butcher ; and then gives vent to his refentment ; but ftill with manlinefs and dignity: O, I could play the woman with mine eyes, And braggart with my tongue. But, gentle Heav'n! Cut fhort all intermiflion : front to front Bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myfelf; Within my fword's length fet him
Strana 14 - peace, was never gentle lamb more mild ; Than was that young and princely gentleman, His face thou haft; for even fo look'd he, Accomplifh'd with the number of thy hours. But when he frown'd, it was againft the French, And not againft his friends. His noble hand Did win what he did fpend;