The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of examples [compiled by J. Newbery, revised by O. Goldsmith]. |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 6–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ 101
Thou , whom the nine with Plautus ' wit inspire , The art of Terence , and
Menander's fire ; Whose fense initructs us , and whose humour charms , Whose
judgment sways us , and whose spirit warms ! Oh , skilld in nature ! see the hearts
of ...
Thou , whom the nine with Plautus ' wit inspire , The art of Terence , and
Menander's fire ; Whose fense initructs us , and whose humour charms , Whose
judgment sways us , and whose spirit warms ! Oh , skilld in nature ! see the hearts
of ...
Էջ 122
Unhappy Italy ! whose alter'd state Has felt the worst feverity of fate : Not that
barbarian hands her fafces broke , And bow'd her haughty neck beneath their
yoke ; Nor that her palaces to earth are thrown , Her cities defert , and her fields
unfown ...
Unhappy Italy ! whose alter'd state Has felt the worst feverity of fate : Not that
barbarian hands her fafces broke , And bow'd her haughty neck beneath their
yoke ; Nor that her palaces to earth are thrown , Her cities defert , and her fields
unfown ...
Էջ 143
Without whose quick'ning glance their cumbrous orbs Were brute unlovely mass ,
inert and dead , And not as now the green abodes of life ; How many forms of
being wait on thee ! Inhaling spirit ; from th ' unfertered mind , By thee fublim'd ...
Without whose quick'ning glance their cumbrous orbs Were brute unlovely mass ,
inert and dead , And not as now the green abodes of life ; How many forms of
being wait on thee ! Inhaling spirit ; from th ' unfertered mind , By thee fublim'd ...
Էջ 210
The melancholy fiend , ( that worft despair Of physic ) hence the ruft - complexion'
d man Pursues , whose blood is dry , whose fibres gain Too stretch'd a tone ; And
hence in climes aduft So sudden tumults seize the trembling nerves , And ...
The melancholy fiend , ( that worft despair Of physic ) hence the ruft - complexion'
d man Pursues , whose blood is dry , whose fibres gain Too stretch'd a tone ; And
hence in climes aduft So sudden tumults seize the trembling nerves , And ...
Էջ 231
But there's a paffion , whose tempestuous sway Tears up each virtue planted in
the brealt , And shakes to ruins proud philosophy . For pale and trembling anger
ruhes in , With fault'ring speech , and eyes that wildly stare ; Fierce as the tyger ...
But there's a paffion , whose tempestuous sway Tears up each virtue planted in
the brealt , And shakes to ruins proud philosophy . For pale and trembling anger
ruhes in , With fault'ring speech , and eyes that wildly stare ; Fierce as the tyger ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of ... Art Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1762 |
Common terms and phrases
admitted agreeable appear bear beauty beneath beſt breath bright called clouds common death delight deſcribed deſcription earth Epigram Epitaph examples eyes fair fall fame fields fire firſt flow give hand happy head heart heav'n hills himſelf introduced kind laſt leaves light live look manner mean mind morn moſt mountains mournful muſt nature never night o'er obſerves once pain paſſions plain pleaſing pleaſure poem poet poetry praiſe precepts preſent reader reaſon riſe round rules rural ſame ſay ſee ſeem ſenſe ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſome ſpring ſtyle ſubject ſublime ſuch ſun ſweet ſyllables tears tender thee theſe things thoſe thou thoughts thro trees true turn uſe verſe virtue voice whole whoſe wind woods writing written