Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the First, Página 1J. Ridgway, 1791 - 164 páginas |
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Página 31
... state of mind in this arduous fituation is finely painted : Now ROLLO ftorms more loudly than the wind , Now doubts and black despair perplex his mind ; Hopeless to see his veffel fafely harbour'd , He hardly knows his starboard for his ...
... state of mind in this arduous fituation is finely painted : Now ROLLO ftorms more loudly than the wind , Now doubts and black despair perplex his mind ; Hopeless to see his veffel fafely harbour'd , He hardly knows his starboard for his ...
Página 56
... State , entitles him to a priority of notice , as the eminence of his abilities will ever ensure him a due fuperio- rity of weight in the deliberations of the board . SYDNEY , SYDNEY , whom all the pow'rs of rhetorick grace , [ 56 ]
... State , entitles him to a priority of notice , as the eminence of his abilities will ever ensure him a due fuperio- rity of weight in the deliberations of the board . SYDNEY , SYDNEY , whom all the pow'rs of rhetorick grace , [ 56 ]
Página 60
... state , His top and bottom may have equal weight , Every reader will naturally conceive , that in the defcription of the principal perfon of the board , the author has exert- ed the whole force of his genius , and he will not find his ...
... state , His top and bottom may have equal weight , Every reader will naturally conceive , that in the defcription of the principal perfon of the board , the author has exert- ed the whole force of his genius , and he will not find his ...
Página 61
... state , The matchlefs miracle of modern days , In whom Britannia to the world difplays A fight to make furrounding nations stare ; A kingdom trusted to a school - boy's care . It is to be observed to the credit of our author , that ...
... state , The matchlefs miracle of modern days , In whom Britannia to the world difplays A fight to make furrounding nations stare ; A kingdom trusted to a school - boy's care . It is to be observed to the credit of our author , that ...
Página 65
... state , as we gave them . But what fuperior fatisfaction must they have afforded to thofe , who have read them in their proper places ! They are parts of a whole , and as fuch wonderfully improve the effect of the general defign , by an ...
... state , as we gave them . But what fuperior fatisfaction must they have afforded to thofe , who have read them in their proper places ! They are parts of a whole , and as fuch wonderfully improve the effect of the general defign , by an ...
Términos y frases comunes
admirable Æneid alfo alluded beauty beſt BILLY boaſt CECIL WRAY character circumftance D-mn defcend defcribed defcription DELAVAL drummer Duke DUNDAS Eclogue erft facred faid fame fave fecond feems felected fenfe fhall fhew fhould fince fing firft firſt fmiles fome fong foul fpirit ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuppofed fure genius George Haftings Hail himſelf hiſtory honour Houfe Houſe illuftrious IMITATIONS inftance intereft JENKY juftice King laft laſt late lefs Lord lyre Mafter Majefty meaſure MERLIN Minifter moft moſt Mufe muft muſt myſelf neceffary noble NUMBER o'er obferve occafion paffage panegyric Peers perfon Pindar PITT PITT's pleaſe poem poet praiſe prefent PRETTYMAN profe racter readers reafon refpect rife ROLLE ROLLIAD ROLLO Royal ſeems ſhall SIR CECIL ſpeak ſpeech ſtate ſtill ſtrain thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Warton thoſe thou Tranflation underſtand uſe Virgil Warton whofe whoſe
Pasajes populares
Página 150 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 3 Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf : Witches...
Página 20 - Is it thy hand, Spirit of the departed Scrutiny! Bring me the Harp, pride of CHATHAM! Snow is on thy bosom, Maid of the modest eye!
Página 116 - Majefty, amazed at the fight of fuch a figure in fuch a place, had already given orders to one of the attendant beef-eaters to difmifs him from his prefence, when, by a certain hafty fpafmodic mumbling, together with two or three prompt quotations from Virgil, the perfon was difcovered to be no other than the Rev.
Página 112 - AMID the thunder of the war, True glory guides no echoing car ; Nor bids the sword her bays bequeath, Nor stains with blood her brightest wreath ; No plumed hosts her tranquil triumphs own ; Nor spoils of murder 'd multitudes she brings, To swell the state of her distinguish'd kings, And deck her chosen throne.
Página 38 - In solemn dignity and sullen state, This new Octavius rises to debate ! Mild and more mild he sees each placid row Of country gentlemen with rapture glow ; He sees...
Página 2 - Hoar frost arrests the genial dew ; To wake, to warble, and to woo, No linnet calls his drooping love : Shall then the Poet...
Página 112 - High fhe hangs the hero's fpear ; And there, with all the palms of peace combin'd, Her unpolluted hands the milder trophy rear. To kings like thefe, her genuine theme, The Mufe a blamelefs homage pays ; To GEORGE, of kings like thefe fupreme, She willies honour'd length of days, sNor proftitutes the tribute of her lays.
Página 29 - Dog, that barked at the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that George built.
Página 113 - Tis his to judgment's steady line Their flights fantastic to confine, And yet expand their wing ; The fleeting forms of fashion to restrain, And bind capricious Taste in Truth's eternal chain Sculpture, licentious now no more, From Greece her great example takes, With Nature's warmth the marble wakes, And spurns the toys of modern lore : In native beauty simply plann'd, Corinth, thy tufted shafts ascend; The Graces guide the painter's hand, His magic mimicry to blend.
Página 112 - She wifhes honour'd length of days, Nor proftitutes the tribute of her lays. II. 'Tis his to bid neglefted genius glow, And teach the regal bounty how to flow...