| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pages
...philofophical or religious view, they are fo perfect in die poetick, that mankind have been ever fmce contented to follow them : None have been able to...times and religions, his Gods continue to this day the Gcds of Poetry. We come now to the characters of his perfons : And here we fnall find no author has... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...philofophical or religions view, they are fo perfeft in the poetic, that mankind have been ever fmce contented to follow them : none have been able to...to this day the gods of poetry. We come now to the characters of his perfons ; and here we (hall find no author has ever drawn fo many, with fo vifible... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...to follow them : none have been able to enlarge the fpKere of poetry beyond the limits he has fct : every attempt of this nature has proved unfuccefsful...the various changes of times and religions, his gods ..vuiUiuc to this day the gods of poetry. We come now tdtne Uiaraclers of his pcrfons; and here we... | |
| 1792 - 918 pages
...perfect in the poetic, that mankind have been ever lince contented to follow them : none have bi-cn able to enlarge the fphere of poetry beyond the limits...has fet ; every attempt of this nature has proved nnfuccefsf ul ; and after all the various changes of times and religions, his gods continue to this... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...poetic, that mankind have been ever fince contented to follow them : none have been able to enlarge Ithe fphere of poetry beyond the limits he has fet : every attempt of this nature has proved nnfuccefsful ; and after all the various changes of times and religions, his gods continue to this... | |
| English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...to follow them : none have been able to enlarge the fphcre of poetry beyond the limits he has fc : every attempt of this nature has proved unfuccefsful...to this day the gods of poetry. We come now to the characters of his Perfons ; and here we ihall find no author bis overdrawn fomany, with fo vifible... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...have been able to enlarge thefphere of poetry beyond the limits he has fct : every attempt of ihis nature has proved unfuccefsful; and after all the...his Gods continue to this day the Gods of poetry. To proceed to the Allegorical Fable i if we reflect upon thofe innumerable knowledges, thofe fee rets... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...philofophical or teligious view, they are fo perfeft in the poetic that mankind have betn ever fir.ce contented to follow them : none have been able to...enlarge the fphere of poetry beyond the limits he has fct : every r.ttempt of this nature has proved unfuccefsful ; and after all the various changes of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...philofophical or religious view, they are fo perfect in the poetic, that mankind have been ever flnce contented to follow them : none have been able to...unfuccefsful ; and after all the various changes of times and religious, his Gods continue to this day the Gods of poetry. We come now to the characters of his perfons... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...philofophical or religious view, they arc io perfect in the poetic, that mankind have betn ever fince contented to follow them : none have been able to...has fet : every attempt of this nature has proved unfucccfsful ; and after all the various changes of times and religious, his Gods continue to this... | |
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