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To say that Amadis and Sir Tristan have a classical foundation , may at first sight appear paradoxical ; but if the subject were examined to the bottom , I am inclined to think , that the wildest chimeras in those books of chivalry with ...
To say that Amadis and Sir Tristan have a classical foundation , may at first sight appear paradoxical ; but if the subject were examined to the bottom , I am inclined to think , that the wildest chimeras in those books of chivalry with ...
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He rav'd with all the madness of despair , He roar'd , he beat his breast , he tore his hair , Dry sorrow in his stupid eyes appears , For wanting nourishment , he wanted tears : His eye - balls in their hollow sockets sink , Bereft of ...
He rav'd with all the madness of despair , He roar'd , he beat his breast , he tore his hair , Dry sorrow in his stupid eyes appears , For wanting nourishment , he wanted tears : His eye - balls in their hollow sockets sink , Bereft of ...
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I shall select only the following picture of Sigismonda , as it has the same attitude in which she appears in a famous piece of CORREGGIO . Mute , folemn sorrow , free from female noise , Such as the Majesty of grief destroys : VOL .
I shall select only the following picture of Sigismonda , as it has the same attitude in which she appears in a famous piece of CORREGGIO . Mute , folemn sorrow , free from female noise , Such as the Majesty of grief destroys : VOL .
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By that rivalled of his compositions . strange fatality which seems to disqualify authors from judging of their own works , he does not appear to have valued this piece , because he totally omits it in the enumeration and criticism he ...
By that rivalled of his compositions . strange fatality which seems to disqualify authors from judging of their own works , he does not appear to have valued this piece , because he totally omits it in the enumeration and criticism he ...
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The peft a virgin's face and bosom wears ; High on a crown a rising snake appears , Guards her black front , and hisses in her hairs : About the realm fhe walks her dreadful round When night with fable wings o'erspreads the ground ...
The peft a virgin's face and bosom wears ; High on a crown a rising snake appears , Guards her black front , and hisses in her hairs : About the realm fhe walks her dreadful round When night with fable wings o'erspreads the ground ...
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| Title | An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Joseph Warton Volume 2 of An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. In Two Volumes, Joseph Warton |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Dodsley, 1782 |
| Original from | University of Lausanne |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2008 |
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