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Page 30
... Pindar's odes were regular ; and , though certainly he had not the fire requisite for the higher species of lyric poetry , he has shewn us , that enthusiasm has its rules , and that in mere con- fusion there is neither grace nor ...
... Pindar's odes were regular ; and , though certainly he had not the fire requisite for the higher species of lyric poetry , he has shewn us , that enthusiasm has its rules , and that in mere con- fusion there is neither grace nor ...
Page 197
... Pindar , that when he lay in his cradle , " the bees swarmed about his mouth . " About the time of the Revolution , his father , who was undoubtedly disappointed by the sudden blast of popish pros- perity , quitted his trade , and ...
... Pindar , that when he lay in his cradle , " the bees swarmed about his mouth . " About the time of the Revolution , his father , who was undoubtedly disappointed by the sudden blast of popish pros- perity , quitted his trade , and ...
Page 275
... Pindar's authority , cried out at last " Pindar was a bold fellow , but thou art an impudent one . " - If Pope's ode be particularly inspected , it will be found that the first stanza consists of sounds , well chosen indeed , but only ...
... Pindar's authority , cried out at last " Pindar was a bold fellow , but thou art an impudent one . " - If Pope's ode be particularly inspected , it will be found that the first stanza consists of sounds , well chosen indeed , but only ...
Page 329
... Pindar he found the art of reaching all the obscurity of the Theban bard , however he may fall below his sublimity ; he will be allowed , if he has less fire , to have more smoke . He has added nothing to English poetry , yet at least ...
... Pindar he found the art of reaching all the obscurity of the Theban bard , however he may fall below his sublimity ; he will be allowed , if he has less fire , to have more smoke . He has added nothing to English poetry , yet at least ...
Page 330
... Pindar " at Oxford about the beginning of this century . His mother was sister to Sir Richard Temple , after- wards Lord Cobham . His father , purposing to educate him for the church , sent him first to Eton , and afterwards to Oxford ...
... Pindar " at Oxford about the beginning of this century . His mother was sister to Sir Richard Temple , after- wards Lord Cobham . His father , purposing to educate him for the church , sent him first to Eton , and afterwards to Oxford ...
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