The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's VirgilH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... Grecian tales , by poets are expreft ; New ways I must attempt , my groveling name To raise aloft , and wing my flight to fame . I , firft of Romans , fhall in triumph come 10 15 From conquer'd Greece , and bring her trophies home ...
... Grecian tales , by poets are expreft ; New ways I must attempt , my groveling name To raise aloft , and wing my flight to fame . I , firft of Romans , fhall in triumph come 10 15 From conquer'd Greece , and bring her trophies home ...
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... Grecian poets fam'd , Proud Cyllarus , by Spartan Pollux tam'd ; Such courfers bore to fight the god of Thrace ; And fuch , Achilles , was thy warlike race . In fuch a shape , grim Saturn did restrain 135 } 140 145 His heavenly limbs ...
... Grecian poets fam'd , Proud Cyllarus , by Spartan Pollux tam'd ; Such courfers bore to fight the god of Thrace ; And fuch , Achilles , was thy warlike race . In fuch a shape , grim Saturn did restrain 135 } 140 145 His heavenly limbs ...
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... Grecian gave the two Romans an example , in the games which were celebra- ted at the funerals of Patroclus . Virgil imitated the in- vention of Homer , but changed the fports . But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occafions from ...
... Grecian gave the two Romans an example , in the games which were celebra- ted at the funerals of Patroclus . Virgil imitated the in- vention of Homer , but changed the fports . But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occafions from ...
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... fuch abfolute neceffity that the time of a stage - action fhould fo ftri & ly be confined to twenty - four hours , as never to exceed them , for which Aristotle be Ariftotle contends , and the Grecian ftage has practifed 210 DEDICATION .
... fuch abfolute neceffity that the time of a stage - action fhould fo ftri & ly be confined to twenty - four hours , as never to exceed them , for which Aristotle be Ariftotle contends , and the Grecian ftage has practifed 210 DEDICATION .
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Samuel Johnson. be Ariftotle contends , and the Grecian ftage has practifed . Some longer space , on fome occafions , I think may allowed , especially for the English theatre , which re- quires more variety of incidents than the French ...
Samuel Johnson. be Ariftotle contends , and the Grecian ftage has practifed . Some longer space , on fome occafions , I think may allowed , especially for the English theatre , which re- quires more variety of incidents than the French ...
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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