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... Poems in praife of the celebrated acti- ons of Gods and Heroes , fuch as feem to have been originally fung by the ancient Arcadian shep- herds . The first Idyllium is a dialogue between the fhepherd Thyrfis and a Goatherd . Thyrfis is a ...
... Poems in praife of the celebrated acti- ons of Gods and Heroes , fuch as feem to have been originally fung by the ancient Arcadian shep- herds . The first Idyllium is a dialogue between the fhepherd Thyrfis and a Goatherd . Thyrfis is a ...
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... Poets , who alone can render their great actions immortal . He obferves , that not only the Lycian and Trojan heroes , but even Ulyffes him- felf , would have been buried in oblivion , if their fame had not been celebrated by Homer ...
... Poets , who alone can render their great actions immortal . He obferves , that not only the Lycian and Trojan heroes , but even Ulyffes him- felf , would have been buried in oblivion , if their fame had not been celebrated by Homer ...
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... poems , as the modern Criticks call Paftorals . They were Poems on feveral occafions , written by a Sicilian herd- man , or by one who affumed that character . The greater part of them are of the Dramatic kind , each Idyllium being a ...
... poems , as the modern Criticks call Paftorals . They were Poems on feveral occafions , written by a Sicilian herd- man , or by one who affumed that character . The greater part of them are of the Dramatic kind , each Idyllium being a ...
Page xxi
... poets and criticks ; and recommended him to the protection and fa- vour of the greatest men of his time . Virgil , without doubt , intended to imitate Theocritus , as appears by his frequent addreffes to the Mufes of Sicily + but then ...
... poets and criticks ; and recommended him to the protection and fa- vour of the greatest men of his time . Virgil , without doubt , intended to imitate Theocritus , as appears by his frequent addreffes to the Mufes of Sicily + but then ...
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... Poets and Criticks fhould be of opinion , that the rufticity of Theocritus is to be imitated , ra- ther than the rural delicacy of Virgil . If the Originals of things are always the most valuable , we ought to perform our Tragedies in a ...
... Poets and Criticks fhould be of opinion , that the rufticity of Theocritus is to be imitated , ra- ther than the rural delicacy of Virgil . If the Originals of things are always the most valuable , we ought to perform our Tragedies in a ...
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Page 49 - And when he putteth forth his own sheep he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.
Page 175 - In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Page 240 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 195 - And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.
Page 175 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
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Page 49 - VERILY, verily I fay unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fheep-fold, but climbeth up fome other way, the fame is a thief and a robber.