The Works of the English Poets: AkensideH. Hughs, 1779 |
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Halaman 98
... ridiculous cha- racter . Ver . 152. Another tribe fucceeds , & c . ] Ridicule from a notion of excellence in particular objects difpro- portioned to their intrinfic value , and inconfiftent with the order of nature . Ver . 191. But now ...
... ridiculous cha- racter . Ver . 152. Another tribe fucceeds , & c . ] Ridicule from a notion of excellence in particular objects difpro- portioned to their intrinfic value , and inconfiftent with the order of nature . Ver . 191. But now ...
Halaman 99
... ridiculous is never accompanied with pain , yet we might produce many inftances of such a fault or turpitude which can- not with any tolerable propriety be called ridiculous . So that the definition does not diftinguish the thing de ...
... ridiculous is never accompanied with pain , yet we might produce many inftances of such a fault or turpitude which can- not with any tolerable propriety be called ridiculous . So that the definition does not diftinguish the thing de ...
Halaman 100
... ridiculous for inftance , pompous pretenfions of wisdom joined with ignorance or folly in the Socrates of Ariftophanes ; and the oftentations of military glory with cowardice and stupidity in the Thrafo of Terence . : " The appearance ...
... ridiculous for inftance , pompous pretenfions of wisdom joined with ignorance or folly in the Socrates of Ariftophanes ; and the oftentations of military glory with cowardice and stupidity in the Thrafo of Terence . : " The appearance ...
Halaman 101
... ridiculous . Whether any appearance not ridiculous be involved in this description , and whether it comprehend every fpecies and form of the ridiculous , must be determined by repeated applications of it to particular inftances . Ver ...
... ridiculous . Whether any appearance not ridiculous be involved in this description , and whether it comprehend every fpecies and form of the ridiculous , must be determined by repeated applications of it to particular inftances . Ver ...
Halaman 102
... ridiculous can be morally true , can be juft and becoming ; or whether that which is just and becoming , can be ridi- culous . A queftion that does not deferve a ferious anfwer . For it is most evident , that , as in a metaphy- fical ...
... ridiculous can be morally true , can be juft and becoming ; or whether that which is just and becoming , can be ridi- culous . A queftion that does not deferve a ferious anfwer . For it is most evident , that , as in a metaphy- fical ...
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Amalthea ancient arms arts awful bards beauty behold bloom bofom breaſt breath caufe cauſe charms country's dæmon delight divine dread dwell earth eaſe eternal facred fage fair faithful fame fancy fate fcenes fcorn feat fecret fenfe fhade fhall filent fire firft firſt flame fmiles focial folemn fome fong fons foon fordid foul fpirit freedom ftill ftrain fublime fuch fway genius glory Greece grove hand haply hath heart heaven himſelf honour hour Imaüs infpire laws lyre meaſures mind mortal moſt Mufe Muſe Naiads nature nature's nobler Nymphs o'er paffions patriot Pentheus Pindar pleafing pleaſing pleaſure pomp praife praiſe raiſe reafon rife ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhore ſhould ſky ſpeak ſprings ſtands ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtreams ſway Tethys thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou throne toil tongue treaſure truth virtue Virtue's voice whofe whoſe Wiſdom Xerxes youth
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Halaman 150 - Wheeling unshaken through the void immense ; And speak, O man ! does this capacious scene With half that kindling majesty dilate Thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose Refulgent from the stroke of Caesar's fate, Amid the crowd of patriots ; and his arm Aloft extending, like eternal Jove When guilt brings down the thunder, call'd aloud On Tully's name, and shook his crimson steel, And bade the father of his country hail ? For lo ! the tyrant prostrate on the dust, And Rome again is free...
Halaman 82 - Eternal Maker has ordain'd The powers of man; we feel within ourselves His energy divine; he tells the heart, He meant, he made us to behold and love What he beholds and loves, the general orb Of life and being ; to be great like him, Beneficent and active.
Halaman 80 - Hence when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders rock the ground. When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And Ocean, groaning from his lowest bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations tremble, SHAKSPEARE looks abroad From some high cliff, superior, and enjoys The elemental war.
Halaman 57 - Oh ! he will tell thee, that the wealth of worlds Should ne'er seduce his bosom to forego That sacred hour...
Halaman 81 - Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds; for him, the hand Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold and blushes like the morn.
Halaman 74 - O'er these mixt treasures of his pregnant breast, With conscious pride. From them he oft resolves To frame he knows not what excelling things ; And win he knows not what sublime reward Of praise and wonder.
Halaman 68 - Thee too, facetious Momion, wandering here, Thee, dreaded censor, oft have I beheld Bewilder'd unawares : alas ! too long Flush'd with thy comic triumphs and the spoils Of sly Derision ! till on every side Hurling thy random bolts, offended Truth Assign'd thee here thy station with the slaves Of Folly.
Halaman 20 - Maker said, That not in humble nor in brief delight, Not in the fading echoes of Renown, Power's purple robes, nor Pleasure's flowery lap, The soul should find enjoyment : but from these Turning disdainful to an equal good, Through all the...
Halaman 25 - Thus was Beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world : for truth and good are one, And Beauty dwells in them, and they in her, With like participation.
Halaman 36 - To priestly domination and the lust Of lawless courts, their amiable toil For three inglorious ages have resign'd, In vain reluctant : and Torquato's tongue...