The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4G. Bell, 1882 |
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Page 209
... poet- ical complaint of his being in love , and leave my reader to consider how prettily it would sound in the mouth of an emperor of Morocco . The God of Love once more has shot his fires Into my soul , and my whole heart receives him ...
... poet- ical complaint of his being in love , and leave my reader to consider how prettily it would sound in the mouth of an emperor of Morocco . The God of Love once more has shot his fires Into my soul , and my whole heart receives him ...
Page 243
... poet a subject rather for their admiration than for their applause , and that if any- thing was wanting in Virgil's poetry , it was to be ascribed to a deficiency in the art itself , and not in the genius of this great man . There were ...
... poet a subject rather for their admiration than for their applause , and that if any- thing was wanting in Virgil's poetry , it was to be ascribed to a deficiency in the art itself , and not in the genius of this great man . There were ...
Page 310
... poet's words , to aid her enthusiasm , or to imitate her actions . The conclusion is , that the learned poet has not violated decorum , in transferring to Juba the ideas of modern times ; but has made him speak in the true Roman style ...
... poet's words , to aid her enthusiasm , or to imitate her actions . The conclusion is , that the learned poet has not violated decorum , in transferring to Juba the ideas of modern times ; but has made him speak in the true Roman style ...
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