Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, and Chaucer: with Original PoemsJ. Tonson, 1713 - 550 páginas |
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... equal or inferior to my other Poems , an Author is the most im proper Judge ; and therefore I leave them wholly to the Mer- cy of the Reader ; I will hope the beft , that they will not be condemn'd ; but if they should , I have the ...
... equal or inferior to my other Poems , an Author is the most im proper Judge ; and therefore I leave them wholly to the Mer- cy of the Reader ; I will hope the beft , that they will not be condemn'd ; but if they should , I have the ...
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... equal to the Grecian , as I have faid elsewhere ; fupplying the Poverty of his Language , by his Mufical Ear , and by his Diligence . But to return : Our two great Po ets , being fo different in their Tempers , one Cholerick and ...
... equal to the Grecian , as I have faid elsewhere ; fupplying the Poverty of his Language , by his Mufical Ear , and by his Diligence . But to return : Our two great Po ets , being fo different in their Tempers , one Cholerick and ...
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... equal Foot , any more than the Diction of Ennius and Ovid ; or of Chaucer , and our prefent English . The Words are given up as a Poft not to be defended in our Poet , because he wanted the Modern Art of Fortifying . The Thoughts remain ...
... equal Foot , any more than the Diction of Ennius and Ovid ; or of Chaucer , and our prefent English . The Words are given up as a Poft not to be defended in our Poet , because he wanted the Modern Art of Fortifying . The Thoughts remain ...
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... equal . It remains that I fay fome- what of Chaucer in particular . In the first place , As he is the Father of English Poetry , fo I hold him in the fame Degree of Veneration as the Grecians held Homer , or the Romans Virgil : He is a ...
... equal . It remains that I fay fome- what of Chaucer in particular . In the first place , As he is the Father of English Poetry , fo I hold him in the fame Degree of Veneration as the Grecians held Homer , or the Romans Virgil : He is a ...
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... equal . But Chaucer has refin'd on Boccace , and has mended the Sto- ries which he has borrow'd , in his way of telling ; though Profe allows more Liberty of Thought , and the Expreffi- on is more eafie , when unconfin'd by Numbers ...
... equal . But Chaucer has refin'd on Boccace , and has mended the Sto- ries which he has borrow'd , in his way of telling ; though Profe allows more Liberty of Thought , and the Expreffi- on is more eafie , when unconfin'd by Numbers ...
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againſt Ajax Arcite Arms Baucis and Philemon becauſe beſt betwixt Blood Breaſt caft call'd Cauſe Ceyx Chaucer CHIG Cinyras cloſe cou'd cry'd Cymon Dame Death defcended Defire Eaſe Ev'n ev'ry Eyes facred fafe faid fair fame Fate Fear Feaſt fecret feem'd felf fent fhall fhou'd Fight fince firft firſt flain Flames Flow'rs fome foon forc'd fought ftill fuch Goddeſs Grace Hand Heart Heav'n himſelf Honour Houſe join'd Jove King Knight laft laſt leaſt lefs liv'd loft look'd lov'd Love Maid Mind moſt muſt Myrrha o'er Ovid Palamon plac'd pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Pow'r Praiſe Pray'r prepar'd preſent Prieſt Prince Publick purfu'd purſue Queen rais'd Reaſon refolv'd reft reſt rifing ſaid ſcarce ſeen ſelf Senfe ſhall ſhe Sire Soul ſpoke ſpread ſtill ſtood Tears Thebes thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought turn'd Twas whofe whoſe Wife Wiſhes wou'd
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Página 374 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Página 372 - Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear, How they hiss in their hair ! And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly band, Each a torch in his hand...
Página 371 - War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee!
Página 89 - Bade cease the war ; pronouncing from on high, Arcite of Thebes had won the beauteous Emily. The sound of trumpets to the voice replied, And round the royal lists the heralds cried, Arcite of Thebes has won the beauteous bride.
Página 373 - And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Página 367 - None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair. Timotheus, plac'd on high Amid the tuneful quire, With flying fingers touch'd the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire.
Página 170 - Such as it is, the' offence is all my own ; And what to Guiscard is already done, Or to be done, is doom'd by thy decree, That, if not executed first by thee, Shall on my person be perform'd by me.
Página 507 - Nothing reserved or sullen was to see; But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity: Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky...