An Essay on the Application of Natural History to PoetryW. Eyres, 1777 - 156 страници |
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... by the observa- tions of many ingenious writers . But its application to the improve- ment of poetry , has not , I believe , been the fubject of particular dif- cuffion . cuffion . By considering it in this view , I iv DEDICATION .
... by the observa- tions of many ingenious writers . But its application to the improve- ment of poetry , has not , I believe , been the fubject of particular dif- cuffion . cuffion . By considering it in this view , I iv DEDICATION .
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... improvement in the other elegant , arts , which must be allowed to charac- terife our own times . The state in which poetry has been tranfmitted to us will probably afford a truer , as well as a more favourable explanation of the fact ...
... improvement in the other elegant , arts , which must be allowed to charac- terife our own times . The state in which poetry has been tranfmitted to us will probably afford a truer , as well as a more favourable explanation of the fact ...
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... fucceeding com- pofer introduces it on a fimilar occafion . He , perhaps , improves , amplifies , and in some respect varies the idea ; and in fo fo doing may exhibit confiderable tafte and ingenuity ; but 6 ' POETICAL USE OF /
... fucceeding com- pofer introduces it on a fimilar occafion . He , perhaps , improves , amplifies , and in some respect varies the idea ; and in fo fo doing may exhibit confiderable tafte and ingenuity ; but 6 ' POETICAL USE OF /
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... improve upon his original by one of those antithetical points which on all occafions he fo much delights to intro- duce the images of flying and fwimming are therefore set in oppofition to each other ; and unless the latter be employ ...
... improve upon his original by one of those antithetical points which on all occafions he fo much delights to intro- duce the images of flying and fwimming are therefore set in oppofition to each other ; and unless the latter be employ ...
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... in its present state of improve- ment . The fancied revivification of a flower from its afhes , which furnished a topic for the wit of Cowley and D'avenant , D'avenant , could scarcely be employed to advantage by a NATURAL HISTORY . JI.
... in its present state of improve- ment . The fancied revivification of a flower from its afhes , which furnished a topic for the wit of Cowley and D'avenant , D'avenant , could scarcely be employed to advantage by a NATURAL HISTORY . JI.
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