Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
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... Virgil's state , He did not steal , but emulate ! And when he would like them appear , Their garb , but not their cloaths , did wear . ' As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard for posterity arises from his improvement of our ...
... Virgil's state , He did not steal , but emulate ! And when he would like them appear , Their garb , but not their cloaths , did wear . ' As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard for posterity arises from his improvement of our ...
Page 330
... Virgil , the dis- criminative excellence of Homer is elevation and comprehension of thought , and that of Virgil is grace and splendor of diction . The beauties of Homer are therefore difficult to be lost , and those of Virgil diffi ...
... Virgil , the dis- criminative excellence of Homer is elevation and comprehension of thought , and that of Virgil is grace and splendor of diction . The beauties of Homer are therefore difficult to be lost , and those of Virgil diffi ...
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... Virgil's , no more than the sense of the precedent couplet ; so again , he interpolates Virgil with that and the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st around . A ridiculous Latinism , and an ...
... Virgil's , no more than the sense of the precedent couplet ; so again , he interpolates Virgil with that and the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st around . A ridiculous Latinism , and an ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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