An inquiry into the nature and extent of poetick licence, by N.A. Vigors, jun. esq1810 |
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... sufficient to shew , that neither of these prin- ciples can be taken as the foundation of a theory which will be ... sufficiently evince that some licence may be used where there is no deviation from any such standard ; beyond which ...
... sufficient to shew , that neither of these prin- ciples can be taken as the foundation of a theory which will be ... sufficiently evince that some licence may be used where there is no deviation from any such standard ; beyond which ...
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... sufficient precision , from a maxim advanced by Aristotle , in the close of his " Poeticks , " where he undertakes the refu- tation of some charges urged against poets ; and which , though it may not appear to de- signate the nature of ...
... sufficient precision , from a maxim advanced by Aristotle , in the close of his " Poeticks , " where he undertakes the refu- tation of some charges urged against poets ; and which , though it may not appear to de- signate the nature of ...
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... sufficiently justified in offering this definition as comprehensive and clear , it must be allowed , that in order to render it logically adequate , it is necessary to establish the converse of what is here ad- vanced ; and to shew ...
... sufficiently justified in offering this definition as comprehensive and clear , it must be allowed , that in order to render it logically adequate , it is necessary to establish the converse of what is here ad- vanced ; and to shew ...
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Frederick Nolan. testimony of an historian , who has adopted his narrative as affording sufficient grounds for his details , and has followed and enlarged upon his authority.1 These incidents of greater note and im- portance , however ...
Frederick Nolan. testimony of an historian , who has adopted his narrative as affording sufficient grounds for his details , and has followed and enlarged upon his authority.1 These incidents of greater note and im- portance , however ...
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... sufficient to observe that it is the general practice among the most celebrated proficients in this science , to add more interest to their favourite cha- racters , by heightening and embellishing their actions . This must be evident to ...
... sufficient to observe that it is the general practice among the most celebrated proficients in this science , to add more interest to their favourite cha- racters , by heightening and embellishing their actions . This must be evident to ...
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Page 284 - Be lion-mettled, proud and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him.
Page 267 - Tis strange, my Theseus, that these lovers speak of? The. More strange than true. I never may believe These antique fables, nor these fairy toys. Lovers, and madmen, have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact.
Page 292 - We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honour'd me of late; and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss. Not cast aside so soon.
Page 290 - Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win. Thou'dst have, great Glamis, that which cries, "Thus thou must do, if thou have it, And that which rather thou dost fear to do Than wishest should be undone.
Page 288 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill; cannot be good : If ill, why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion...
Page 202 - And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan ; and the land was defiled with blood.
Page 296 - With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed: Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; I bear a charmed life , which must not yield To one of woman born.
Page 290 - Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crown'd withal.
Page 228 - He spoke, and awful bends his sable brows, Shakes his ambrosial curls, and gives the nod, The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god : High Heaven with trembling the dread signal took, And all Olympus to the centre shook.
Page 296 - That palter with us in a double sense, That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope.