 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 638 páginas
...averse to them, are so abstracted from ideas of sense, that they seldom give an opportunity for thuse beautiful descriptions and images which are the spirit...embellishments of poetry." Now, since this science of husoandry is of a very large extent, the poet shows his skill in singling out such precepts to proceed... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 532 páginas
...our minds a pleasing variety of scenes and landscapes, whilst it teaches us ; and makes the dryest of its precepts look like a description. A Georgic,...science of husbandry is of a very large extent, the poet shews his skill in singling out such precepts to proceed on, as are useful, and at the same time most... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 542 páginas
...our minds a pleasing variety of scenes and landscapes, whilst it teaches us ; and makes the dryest of its precepts look like a description. A Georgic,...science of husbandry is of a very large extent, the poet shews his skill in singling out such precepts to proceed on, as are useful, and at the same time most... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 540 páginas
...our minds a pleasing variety of scenes and landscapes, whilst it teaches us ; and makes the dryest of its precepts look like a description. A Georgic,...science of husbandry put into a pleasing dress, and set oft' with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. Now since this science of husbandry is of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 páginas
...garter. Shakespeare. 9 A brown loaf. Dryiitti. GEORG1CK, I*, [ytarpw, georgiqne*, Fr.] GEORGICKS,* J The science of husbandry put into a pleasing dress,...with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. Add. GEORGICK, a. Relating to the doctrine of agriculture. G«y. GEVRGWM.SIDVS* t. [Latin: called after... | |
 | 1813 - 432 páginas
...landscapes, whilst it teaches us ; and makes the driest of its precepts look like a description. A Genrgic therefore is some part of the science of husbandry put into a pleasing dress, and set off ieitk all tlie beouties and embellishments. of poetry. Now, since this science of husbandry is of a... | |
 | Virgil - 1819 - 488 páginas
...disputes. But this kind of poetry I am now speaking of, addresses itself wholly to the imagination : it-is altogether conversant among the fields and woods,...science of husbandry is of a very large extent, the poet shews his skill in singling out such precepts to proceed on, as are useful, and at the same time most... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 408 páginas
...extensive detail. GEOlMilC. a poetical composition upon the subject of hushandry, containing rules therein, put into a pleasing dress, and set ofF with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. GEOItGINA, in botany, a genus of the Syngenesia Superflua class and order. Receptacle chatty ; no down... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1819 - 406 páginas
...extensive detail. GEOKGIC, a poetical composition upon the subject of husbandry, containing rules therein, put into a pleasing dress, and set off' with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. GEORGINA, in botany, a genus of the Syngenesia Superftua class and order. Receptacle chaffy . no down... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 800 páginas
...b>n. 37. o W. GEOKGIC, a poetical composition upon the subject ol husbandry, containing rules therein, put into a pleasing dress, and set off with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. The word is borrowed from the Latin geórgicas, and that of the Greek уш;Г.м;, of yr, terra, earth,... | |
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Georgic therefore is some part of the science of husbandry put into a pleasing dress, and set off with all the beauties and embellishments of poetry. 
