Observations on Poetry, Especially the Epic:: Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas..H. Woodfall. Sold by J. Brotherton, in Cornhill; J. Nourse, without Temple-Bar; and R. Dodsley, in Pall-mall., 1738 - 167 páginas |
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Observations on Poetry: Especially the Epic : Occasioned by the Late Poem ... Henry Pemberton Vista de fragmentos - 1995 |
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abſolutely action Æneid almoſt alſo ancient Ariftotle becauſe beſt characters circumſtances cloſe compoſe confidered confifts conſiſts dactylic deſcriptions deſign diftinguiſhed Diomedon diſcourſe epic poetry eſteem expreffion expreſs expreſſion fable fame firſt fome foon forms of ſpeech fuch fyllable hiſtory Homer iambic Ibid Iliad inſtruct itſelf juſt kind language laſt leaſt Leonidas leſs meaſures mind moſt muſic muſt neceſſary numbers o'er obſerves occafion Orat paffions particular paſs paſſions perſon pleaſing pleaſure poem poet poetic Polydorus preſent profe propoſes proſe purpoſe Quintilian racter raiſe reaſon repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſolution ſame ſays ſcarce ſecond ſee ſenſe ſenſible ſentiment ſeries ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhew ſhort ſhould ſingle ſome ſpeak ſpecies ſpirit ſtands ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtory ſtudied ſtyle ſubject ſucceſs ſuch ſupport ſuppoſed theſe thoſe tion tragedy trochaic uſe verſe Virgil virtue whoſe words writing ἂν δὲ ἐκ ἐν καὶ κὶ οἱ τὰ τε τὸ τῶν
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Página 81 - With solemn touches troubled thoughts, and chase Anguish and doubt and fear and sorrow and pain From mortal or immortal minds. Thus they, Breathing united force with fixed thought, Moved on in silence to soft pipes that charmed Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil.
Página 81 - Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders...
Página 80 - Obscure some glimpse of joy, to have found their chief Not in despair, to have found themselves not lost In loss itself: which on his countenance cast Like doubtful hue : but he, his wonted pride Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth, not substance, gently raised Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.
Página 80 - A shout, that tore hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment...
Página 82 - Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd, Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Página 66 - Sparta ! and demand my life ; My heart, exulting, answers to thy call, And smiles on glorious fate. To live with fame The gods...
Página 81 - Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage, With solemn touches troubled thoughts, and chase Anguish, and doubt, and fear, and sorrow, and pain, From mortal or immortal minds. Thus they, Breathing united force, with fixed thought...
Página 82 - Forth ifluing on a fummer's morn to breathe Among the pleafant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight, The fmell of grain, or tedded grafs, or kine...
Página 81 - Truth, wifdom, fanâitude fevere and pure ; Severe, but in true filial freedom plac'd ; Whence true authority in men : though both Not equal, as their fex not equal feem'd ; For contemplation he and valour form'd, For foftnefs me and fweet attractive grace , He for God only, fhe for God in him.
Página 134 - Numbers, fit quantity of fyllables, and the fenfe varioufly drawn out from one verfe into another ; not in the jingling found of like endings ; a fault avoided by the learned Antients both in Poetry, and all good Oratory.