The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 pàgines |
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Pàgina 3
... poets . But to avoid being misunderstood , it is neceffary to premife , that the different ftates of mankind do not depend upon A. M. or A. U. C. or A. D. - for , in the first year of our æra , Italy was re- fined , and England ...
... poets . But to avoid being misunderstood , it is neceffary to premife , that the different ftates of mankind do not depend upon A. M. or A. U. C. or A. D. - for , in the first year of our æra , Italy was re- fined , and England ...
Pàgina 11
... poet , Quand la Nature étoit dans fon enfance Nos bons aïeux vivoient dans l'ignorance Mon cher Adam , mon gourmand , mon bon Pere , Que faifois - tu dans les Jardins d'Eden ? Travaillois - tu pour ce fot genre humain ? Careffois - tu ...
... poet , Quand la Nature étoit dans fon enfance Nos bons aïeux vivoient dans l'ignorance Mon cher Adam , mon gourmand , mon bon Pere , Que faifois - tu dans les Jardins d'Eden ? Travaillois - tu pour ce fot genre humain ? Careffois - tu ...
Pàgina 82
... provement of the prefent age , and gives a promise of a greater degree of perfec- tion ftill to be expected . As the poets formed a Golden - Age , according to their imagination of what is good good or defirable ; I may , in my turn [ 82 ]
... provement of the prefent age , and gives a promise of a greater degree of perfec- tion ftill to be expected . As the poets formed a Golden - Age , according to their imagination of what is good good or defirable ; I may , in my turn [ 82 ]
Pàgina 83
... being attained by vicious perfons - the best philofophers , poets , ' historians , and the most eminent profes fors of the liberal arts , are men of inte- grity G 2 J grity and virtue . When great know- ledge and good [ 83 ]
... being attained by vicious perfons - the best philofophers , poets , ' historians , and the most eminent profes fors of the liberal arts , are men of inte- grity G 2 J grity and virtue . When great know- ledge and good [ 83 ]
Pàgina 172
... poet once carried his verfes to a friend ( fays Addison , from whom I take the story ) who returned them with ad- vifing him " to facrifice to the Graces " -plainly infinuating , that he thought his poetry deftitute of elegance , and ...
... poet once carried his verfes to a friend ( fays Addison , from whom I take the story ) who returned them with ad- vifing him " to facrifice to the Graces " -plainly infinuating , that he thought his poetry deftitute of elegance , and ...
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Æneid againſt alfo alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brazen-Age cauſe circumſtances confequence confidered confift converfation courſe cuſtom effect Epitaph eſtabliſhed exifts exiſt expreffed faid fame fays feems fenfation fhall fhew firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture greateſt himſelf honour houſe idea increaſed inftances inftrument inſtead Iron-Age laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty meaſure ment modern moſt mufic muft muſical muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffages painting perfection perfons perhaps philofopher pleaſe pleaſure poet poffeffion poffefs Pope preſent principle produced progrefs purpoſe reaſon refpect replied reſemblance ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould Silver-Age ſmall ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſe tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Timur tion ture ufual uſe Voltaire wiſh worfe worſe Zadib