 | 1726 - 332 pages
...in a Series of Adventures, they take too much upon them, and are by no means proper for an Heroick Poem, which ought to appear credible in its principal Parts. I cannot forbear theretherefore thinking that Sat and Death are as improper Agents in a Work of this nature, as Strength... | |
 | 1739 - 312 pages
...after an unufual and entertaining manner. But when fuch Perfons are introduc'd as principal Aftors, and engaged in a Series of Adventures, they take too...much upon them, and are by no means proper for an Heroick Poem, which ought to appear credible in its principal Parts. I cannot forbear therefore thinking... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 682 pages
...manner. But when fuch perfons are introduced as principal añors, and engaged in a feries of adventure?, they take too much upon them, and are by no means...poem, which ought to appear credible in its principal partí. I cannot forbear therefore thinking that Sin and Death are as improper agents in a work of... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...introduced as principal aftors, and engaged in a feries of adventures, they take too much upon thein, and are by no means proper for an heroic poem, which ought to appear credible in it's principal parts, I cannot forbear therefore thinking that Sin ana Death are as improper agents... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...particular circumstances to the reader, after an unusual and entertaining manner. But when such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in...improper agents in a work of this nature, as Strength and Necessity in one of the tragedies of jEschylus, who represented those two persons nailing down Prometheus... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...particular circumstances- to the reader, after an unusual and entertaining manner. But when such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in...improper agents in a work of this nature, as Strength and Necessity in one of the tragedies of ^Eschylus, who represented those two persons nailing down Prometheus... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 398 pages
...But when such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in a series of advcn. tares, they take too much upon them, and are by no means...improper agents in a work of this nature, as Strength and Necessity in one of the tragedies of jiEschylus, who represented those two persons nailing down Prometheus... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...entertaining manner. But when fuch perlbns are introduced as principal aftors, and engaged in a feries of adventures, they take too much upon them ; and are by no means proper for an heroick poem, which ought to appear credible in its principal parts. I cannot forbear therefore thinking... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 384 pages
...particular circumstances to the reader, after an unusual and entertaining manner. But when such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in...improper agents in a work of this nature, as Strength and Necessity in one of the tragedies of ^Eschylus, who represented those two persons nailing down Prometheus... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...entertaining manner. But «lieu such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in a serie* of adventures, they take too much upon them, and are by no means proper for an heroic poem, which ou^-ht to appear credible in its principal parts. I cannot forbear therefore, thinking, that Sin and... | |
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But when such persons are introduced as principal actors, and engaged in a series of adventures, they take too much upon them, and are by no means proper for an heroic poem, which ought to appear credible in its principal parts. 
