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... poetical wonder , the translation of the Iliad , a performance which no age or nation can pretend to equal . To the Greeks translation was almost unknown ; it was totally unknown to the inhabitants of Greece . They had no recourse to ...
... poetical wonder , the translation of the Iliad , a performance which no age or nation can pretend to equal . To the Greeks translation was almost unknown ; it was totally unknown to the inhabitants of Greece . They had no recourse to ...
Page 285
... poetical praises by Mr. Hill , Mr. Mallet ( then Malloch ) , and Mira , the fictitious name of a lady once too well known . Why the dedications are to Winter and the other seasons , contrarily to custom , left out in the collected works ...
... poetical praises by Mr. Hill , Mr. Mallet ( then Malloch ) , and Mira , the fictitious name of a lady once too well known . Why the dedications are to Winter and the other seasons , contrarily to custom , left out in the collected works ...
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... poetical excellence in view . His numbers are sometimes smooth , and sometimes rugged ; his style is sometimes con ... poetical , by spreading over his mind a general obscurity of sacred horror , that oppresses distinction , and disdains ...
... poetical excellence in view . His numbers are sometimes smooth , and sometimes rugged ; his style is sometimes con ... poetical , by spreading over his mind a general obscurity of sacred horror , that oppresses distinction , and disdains ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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