The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's VirgilH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... it comforts me that the faults of others are not worth finding . Mine are neither grofs nor fre- quent , in those ... she alights : ftill preparing for a higher flight at her next fally , and tuning her voice to better mufic . The ...
... it comforts me that the faults of others are not worth finding . Mine are neither grofs nor fre- quent , in those ... she alights : ftill preparing for a higher flight at her next fally , and tuning her voice to better mufic . The ...
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... it by the Paulo Majora , which begins his fourth Eclogue . He remembered , like young Manlius , that he was forbid ... it according to the principles of Epicurus . In his eighth Eclogue , he has innovated nothing ; the former part of it ...
... it by the Paulo Majora , which begins his fourth Eclogue . He remembered , like young Manlius , that he was forbid ... it according to the principles of Epicurus . In his eighth Eclogue , he has innovated nothing ; the former part of it ...
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... it , which the Roman language cannot imitate , though Virgil has drawn it down as low as poffibly he could : as in the Cujum Pecus , and fome other words , for which he was fo unjustly blamed by the bad critics of his age , who could ...
... it , which the Roman language cannot imitate , though Virgil has drawn it down as low as poffibly he could : as in the Cujum Pecus , and fome other words , for which he was fo unjustly blamed by the bad critics of his age , who could ...
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... It is no wonder that rolling down through so many barbarous ages , from the fpring of Virgil , it bears along with it the filth and ordure of the Goths and Vandals . Neither will I mention Monfieur Fontenelle , the living glory of the ...
... It is no wonder that rolling down through so many barbarous ages , from the fpring of Virgil , it bears along with it the filth and ordure of the Goths and Vandals . Neither will I mention Monfieur Fontenelle , the living glory of the ...
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... it pleasant , and am fure it is innocent . May you ever continue your efteem for Virgil ; and not leffen it , for the faults of his tranflator ; who is , with all manner of respect and sense of gratitude , My Lord , Your lordship's most ...
... it pleasant , and am fure it is innocent . May you ever continue your efteem for Virgil ; and not leffen it , for the faults of his tranflator ; who is , with all manner of respect and sense of gratitude , My Lord , Your lordship's most ...
Често срещани думи и фрази
Æneas Æneid Æneis againſt Amyntas arms Auguftus becauſe beſt betwixt Cæfar Carthage cauſe chearful courſe crown'd Daphnis defcended defign defire Dido earth Ev'n eyes facred fafe faid fame fate fear feas fecret fecure feem fenfe fhade fhall fhepherd fhew fhore fide fight fing fire firft firſt flain flocks flood foes foil fome fong fpring ftreams fubject fuch fummer fure fwain fweet fword Georgic goddeſs gods Grecian ground heaven hero himſelf honour Ilioneus Jupiter labour laft laſt leaſt lefs Lordſhip mafter moſt Mufe muft muſt night numbers nymphs o'er obferved Ovid plain pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet praiſe prefent Priam promiſe purſue rage raiſe reafon reft reſt reſtrain rifing Segrais ſhall ſhe ſhould ſkies ſpace ſtand ſtate thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tranflation trees Trojan Troy Turnus Tyrian uſe verfe verſe vines Virgil whofe whoſe winds woods youth
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