Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the First, Página 1J. Ridgway, 1791 - 164 páginas |
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Página xii
... PITT's eloquence ; Ev'n he , thus high in glory , as in birth , Yields willing way to thy fuperior worth . Indeed , if I had not been fo happy as to receive this exprefs fanction of Mr. ROLLE'S concurrence , I fhould neverthe- lefs have ...
... PITT's eloquence ; Ev'n he , thus high in glory , as in birth , Yields willing way to thy fuperior worth . Indeed , if I had not been fo happy as to receive this exprefs fanction of Mr. ROLLE'S concurrence , I fhould neverthe- lefs have ...
Página xxiv
... PITT . I might here , SIR LLOYD , launch into a new panegyric on the fubject of this con- cluding couplet . But in this I fhall imi- tate your moderation , who , for reafons beft known to yourself , have long abandoned to Mr. ROLLE ...
... PITT . I might here , SIR LLOYD , launch into a new panegyric on the fubject of this con- cluding couplet . But in this I fhall imi- tate your moderation , who , for reafons beft known to yourself , have long abandoned to Mr. ROLLE ...
Página 30
... PITT would drown the eloquence of BURKE , You seem the ROLLE beft fuited to his work ; His well - train'd band , obedient know their cue , And cough and groan in unison with you . Thy god - like ancestor , in valour tried , Still ...
... PITT would drown the eloquence of BURKE , You seem the ROLLE beft fuited to his work ; His well - train'd band , obedient know their cue , And cough and groan in unison with you . Thy god - like ancestor , in valour tried , Still ...
Página 37
... of our au- thor's genius , ( if we except only the cha- racter of Mr. ROLLE himself ) is contained in the description of Mr. PITT . * Lord Graham . Pert Pert without fire , without experience fage , Young with [ 37 ]
... of our au- thor's genius , ( if we except only the cha- racter of Mr. ROLLE himself ) is contained in the description of Mr. PITT . * Lord Graham . Pert Pert without fire , without experience fage , Young with [ 37 ]
Página 42
... PITT ; Thy praise fhall live till time itself be o'er , Friend of King GEORGE , tho ' of King JESUS more ! The folemnity of this opening is well fuited to the dignity of the occafion . The heroes of Homer generally address each other by ...
... PITT ; Thy praise fhall live till time itself be o'er , Friend of King GEORGE , tho ' of King JESUS more ! The folemnity of this opening is well fuited to the dignity of the occafion . The heroes of Homer generally address each other by ...
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
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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...
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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...