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Page 28
... feems to be equally confeffed on all hands : fince even those that reject it , allow for the most part that rejection to be wrong , but charge the fault upon the unfkilful manner in which it is given ; they admit the efficacy of the ...
... feems to be equally confeffed on all hands : fince even those that reject it , allow for the most part that rejection to be wrong , but charge the fault upon the unfkilful manner in which it is given ; they admit the efficacy of the ...
Page 36
... feems to arife from the fuppofed fuperiority of the former poem , has inclined me to make fome reflections on the excellence of the latter ; a tafk I am the more readily induced to undertake , as fo little is per- formed in the ...
... feems to arife from the fuppofed fuperiority of the former poem , has inclined me to make fome reflections on the excellence of the latter ; a tafk I am the more readily induced to undertake , as fo little is per- formed in the ...
Page 43
... feems to recall the golden age . " I am more pleased with honeft EUMEUS , than " with the polite heroes of Clelia or Cleopatra . " THE THE moral precepts with which every page of the ODYSSEY N ° 75 . 43 THE ADVENTURER .
... feems to recall the golden age . " I am more pleased with honeft EUMEUS , than " with the polite heroes of Clelia or Cleopatra . " THE THE moral precepts with which every page of the ODYSSEY N ° 75 . 43 THE ADVENTURER .
Page 64
... feems capable of every tender and generous fentiment , will do jus- tice to the innocence and integrity of her unfor- tunate friend ; her tenderness will encourage my virtue and animate my fortitude , her praises and endearments will ...
... feems capable of every tender and generous fentiment , will do jus- tice to the innocence and integrity of her unfor- tunate friend ; her tenderness will encourage my virtue and animate my fortitude , her praises and endearments will ...
Page 86
" is at hand . The fhort remainder of my life feems but a point beyond which opens the glorious profpect of ... feemed animated with joy . I was ftruck with her manner , as well as her words . Every fyllable the uttered feemed to fink ...
" is at hand . The fhort remainder of my life feems but a point beyond which opens the glorious profpect of ... feemed animated with joy . I was ftruck with her manner , as well as her words . Every fyllable the uttered feemed to fink ...
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accompliſhed ADVENTURER affiftance affumed againſt Alcinous almoſt AMANA Amphinomus ARISTOTLE beauty becauſe character circumftances confcience confidered countenance defign defire defpair difcovered diſappointed equally EURIPIDES excellence expreffed fable facrifice faid fame fatire fays feems felves fenfibility fentiments fervant fhall fhew fhort fhould filent fimplicity fince firft firſt fleep fmile fome fometimes foon fpecies fpirit ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior furely gratify happineſs happy herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe huſband ILIAD increaſe intereft itſelf juſt laft laſt lefs MENANDER ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature NOURADDIN NUMB obfervation occafion ODYSSEY paffion paftoral perfon pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poffeffed poffible prefent preferved propoſed PROSPERO purpoſe QUINTILIAN racter reafon ſcarce ſhe ſkill ſome ſtate ſuch thee thefe themſelves THEOCRITUS theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion ulmo ULYSSES underſtanding univerfally uſe VIRGIL virtue whofe whoſe wiſh YAMODIN