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... Æneas passed in his wandering voyage , be- * Philip Stanhope , second Earl of Chesterfield , born in 1634 . He was a man of considerable talent and political activity ; was active in forwarding the Restoration ; and enjoyed at the court ...
... Æneas passed in his wandering voyage , be- * Philip Stanhope , second Earl of Chesterfield , born in 1634 . He was a man of considerable talent and political activity ; was active in forwarding the Restoration ; and enjoyed at the court ...
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... Æneas and Turnus , than in the engagement of two swarms , And as , in his Eneïs , he compares the labours of his Trojans to those of bees and pismires , here he compares the labours of the bees to those of the Cyclops . In short , the ...
... Æneas and Turnus , than in the engagement of two swarms , And as , in his Eneïs , he compares the labours of his Trojans to those of bees and pismires , here he compares the labours of the bees to those of the Cyclops . In short , the ...
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... Æneas of our author ; this is that idea of perfection in an epic poem , which painters and statuaries have only * The cant of supposing , that the Iliad contained an obvious and intentional moral , was at this time so established among ...
... Æneas of our author ; this is that idea of perfection in an epic poem , which painters and statuaries have only * The cant of supposing , that the Iliad contained an obvious and intentional moral , was at this time so established among ...
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... Æneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarf - heroes of the theatre . We can believe they routed armies , in Homer or in Vir- gil ; but ne Hercules contra duos in the drama . I forbear to instance in many things , which the stage cannot ...
... Æneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarf - heroes of the theatre . We can believe they routed armies , in Homer or in Vir- gil ; but ne Hercules contra duos in the drama . I forbear to instance in many things , which the stage cannot ...
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... Æneas , it tamed their republican spirit , by describing the monarchy of the emperor , not as an usurpation , but a hereditary , though interrupted succession , from the wandering Prince of Troy . nourable conditions : the deserter ...
... Æneas , it tamed their republican spirit , by describing the monarchy of the emperor , not as an usurpation , but a hereditary , though interrupted succession , from the wandering Prince of Troy . nourable conditions : the deserter ...
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The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes: Vol. 14 John Dryden Vista previa limitada - 2023 |
The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes: Vol. 14 John Dryden Vista previa limitada - 2023 |
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abode Æneas Æneid altars Anchises appear arms Ascanius Ausonian bear behold betwixt billows blood breast Cæsar Carthage clouds coast command coursers Creüsa cries crowned dare death descends Dido dire divine earth Eneas Eneïs epic poetry eyes fame fatal fate father fear fields fire flames flood foes force friends fury Georgic ghost goddess gods golden Grecian ground hands haste heaven Helenus hero Homer honour Italy Jove Julius Cæsar Juno Jupiter king labours land Latian Latium leave length light limbs lofty lordship mighty mind Mnestheus night o'er pain peace plain poem poet poetry Priam prince queen race rage reign renew rest rising rites rocks sacred sails Ségrais Sergestus shades shore sight Simoïs sire skies soul sound stood storms sword tempest temple thee thou toils town trees trembling Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian unhappy verse vines Virgil vows watery winds wood words youth
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Página 421 - Let others better mould the running mass Of metals, and inform the breathing brass, And soften into flesh a marble face; Plead better at the bar; describe the skies, And when the stars descend, and when they rise: But, Rome! 'tis thine alone, with awful sway, « To rule mankind, and make the world obey, Disposing peace and war thy own majestic way; To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free: These are imperial arts, and worthy thee.
Página 69 - Happy the man, who, studying nature's laws, Through known effects can trace the secret cause — His mind possessing in a quiet state, Fearless of Fortune, and resigned to Fate!
Página 170 - But when she had made all these advances, it was still in his power to have refused them. After the intrigue of the cave, call it marriage, or enjoyment only, he was no longer free to take or leave ; he had accepted the favour, and was obliged to be constant, if he would be grateful.
Página 77 - Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. His horny hoofs are jetty black and round ; His chine is double ; starting with a bound He turns the turf, and shakes the solid ground. Fire from his eyes, clouds from his nostrils flow; He bears his rider headlong on the foe.
Página 107 - That bees have portions of ethereal thought — Endued with particles of heavenly fires ; For God the whole created mass inspires. Through heaven, and earth, and ocean's depth, he throws His influence round, and kindles as he goes. Hence flocks, and herds, and men, and beasts, and fowls, With breath are...
Página 399 - Just in the gate, and in the jaws of hell, Revengeful Cares and sullen Sorrows dwell, And pale Diseases, and repining Age, Want, Fear, and Famine's unresisted rage; Here Toils, and Death, and Death's half-brother, Sleep, (Forms terrible to view) their sentry keep; With anxious Pleasures of a guilty mind, Deep Frauds before, and open Force behind; The Furies' iron beds; and Strife, that shakes Her hissing tresses, and unfolds her snakes.
Página 41 - The father of the gods his glory shrouds, Involved in tempests, and a night of clouds; And, from the middle darkness flashing out, By fits he deals his fiery bolts about.
Página 24 - After this particular account of the beauties in the Georgics, I should, in the next place, endeavour to point out its imperfections, if it has any. But, though I think there are some few parts in it that are not so beautiful as the rest, I shall not presume to name them, as rather suspecting my own judgement, than I can believe a fault to be in that poem, which lay so long under Virgil's correction, and had his last hand put to it.
Página 137 - I submit my opinion to your judgment, who are better qualified than any man I know to decide this controversy. You come, my lord, instructed in the cause, and needed not that I should open it. Your "Essay of Poetry...
Página 351 - tis doubly to be dead! Yet ev'n this death with pleasure I receive: On any terms, 'tis better than to live. These flames, from far, may the false Trojan view; These boding omens his base flight pursue!