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Page 19
... Pindaric infatuation ; but he probably lived to be convinced , that the essence of verse is order and consonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly ...
... Pindaric infatuation ; but he probably lived to be convinced , that the essence of verse is order and consonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly ...
Page 30
... Pindaric madness . He first taught the English writers that 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 ...
... Pindaric madness . He first taught the English writers that 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 ...
Page 70
... Pindaric . Having fixed his attention on Cowley as a model , he has at- tempted in some sort to rival him , and has written a " Hymn to Darkness , " evidently as a counterpart to Cowley's " Hymn to Light . " This Hymn seems to be his ...
... Pindaric . Having fixed his attention on Cowley as a model , he has at- tempted in some sort to rival him , and has written a " Hymn to Darkness , " evidently as a counterpart to Cowley's " Hymn to Light . " This Hymn seems to be his ...
Page 165
... Pindaric odes to Temple , to the King , and to the Athenian Society , a knot of obscure men , who published a periodical pamphlet of answers to questions , sent , or supposed to be sent , by letters . I have been told that Dryden ...
... Pindaric odes to Temple , to the King , and to the Athenian Society , a knot of obscure men , who published a periodical pamphlet of answers to questions , sent , or supposed to be sent , by letters . I have been told that Dryden ...
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 ...
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