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Page xxxi
... pious remembrance of Deiphobus , the funerals of his nurse , his grief for Pallas , and his revenge taken on his murderer , whom otherwise , by his natural compassion , he had forgiven ; and then the poem had been left im- perfect ; for ...
... pious remembrance of Deiphobus , the funerals of his nurse , his grief for Pallas , and his revenge taken on his murderer , whom otherwise , by his natural compassion , he had forgiven ; and then the poem had been left im- perfect ; for ...
Page xlv
... pious man dispense with the commands of Jupiter , to satisfy his pas- sion , or ( take it in the strongest sense ) to com- ply with the obligations of his gratitude ? Re- ligion , it is true , must have moral honesty OF THE ENEÏS . lxv.
... pious man dispense with the commands of Jupiter , to satisfy his pas- sion , or ( take it in the strongest sense ) to com- ply with the obligations of his gratitude ? Re- ligion , it is true , must have moral honesty OF THE ENEÏS . lxv.
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... pious prince his fate bewails , Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails , And rent the sheets : the raging billows rise , And mount the tossing vessel to the skies : Nor can the shiv'ring oars sustain the blow ; The galley gives ...
... pious prince his fate bewails , Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails , And rent the sheets : the raging billows rise , And mount the tossing vessel to the skies : Nor can the shiv'ring oars sustain the blow ; The galley gives ...
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... pious man appear , They hush their noise , and lend a list'ning ear : He sooths with sober words their angry mood , And quenches their innate desire of blood : So , when the father of the flood appears , And o'er the seas his sov'reign ...
... pious man appear , They hush their noise , and lend a list'ning ear : He sooths with sober words their angry mood , And quenches their innate desire of blood : So , when the father of the flood appears , And o'er the seas his sov'reign ...
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... pious chief 275 With cheerful words allay'd the common grief : " Endure , and conquer ! Jove will soon dispose , To future good , our past and present woes . With me , the rocks of Scylla you have try'd ; Th'inhuman Cyclops , and his ...
... pious chief 275 With cheerful words allay'd the common grief : " Endure , and conquer ! Jove will soon dispose , To future good , our past and present woes . With me , the rocks of Scylla you have try'd ; Th'inhuman Cyclops , and his ...
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Page xlv - ... to be constant, if he would be grateful. My lord, I have set this argument in the best light I can, that the ladies may not think I write booty ; and perhaps it may happen to me, as it did to Doctor Cudworth, * who has raised such strong objections against the being of a God, and Providence, that many think he has not answered them.
Page i - A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of man is capable to perform.
Page xlix - I say nothing (for they were all machining work); but possession having cooled his love, as it increased hers, she soon perceived the change, or at least grew suspicious of a change. This suspicion soon turned to jealousy, and jealousy to rage; then she disdains and threatens, and again is humble and entreats: and, nothing availing, despairs, curses, and at last becomes her own executioner. See here the whole process of that passion, to which nothing can be added.
Page 159 - Oppress'd with numbers in th' unequal field, His men discourag'd, and himself expell'd, Let him for succour sue from place to place, Torn from his subjects, and his son's embrace. First let him see his friends in battle slain, And their untimely fate lament in vain: And when, at length, the cruel war shall cease, On hard conditions may he buy his peace: Nor let him then enjoy supreme command; But fall, untimely, by some hostile hand, And lie unbury'd on the barren sand!
Page lxxxv - Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not dull Strong without rage; without o'erflowing, full. And there are yet fewer who can find the reason of that sweetness.
Page 114 - And now the rising morn with rosy light Adorns the skies, and puts the stars to flight; When we from far, like bluish mists, descry The hills, and then the plains, of Italy. Achates first pronounc'd the joyful sound; Then, 'Italy!
Page 139 - His flying feet, and mounts the western winds: And, whether o'er the seas or earth he flies, With rapid force they bear him down the skies. But first he grasps within his awful hand The mark of...
Page 219 - The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies.
Page lxxxvii - The turn on thoughts and words is their chief talent, but the epic poem is too stately to receive those little ornaments. The painters draw their nymphs in thin and airy habits; but the weight of gold and of embroideries is reserv'd for queens and goddesses.
Page vi - ... the greatest ; in few words, to expel arrogance, and introduce compassion, are the great effects of tragedy : great, I must confess if they were altogether as true as they are pompous. But are habits to be introduced at three hours...