 That is to say, a poet should never call upon the gods for their assistance, but when he is in great perplexity.' » FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest.—' Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these of...  The British Essayists: The Guardian - Page 126by Alexander Chalmers - 1802Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pages
...vindlce nodus Incident, That is to fay, a poet fiould never call up-, on the Gods for their ajjiftance, but when he is in great perplexity. • For the DESCRIPTIONS. For a battle. Pick a large quantity of images, and defcriptions from Homers Iliads, with a fpice or two offtrgi/,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...prescription of Horace in his Art of Poetry. Nee deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus Inciderit. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...in one verse: add to these of rain, lightning and thunder (the loudest you can) quantum sufficit. Mix your clouds and billows well together till they... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...For a Tempest. " Take Eurus, Zephvr, Auster, an cl Boreas, and castthem together intoone verse: odd to these of rain, lightning, and of thunder (the loudest you can) quantum sujficit. Mix your clouds and billows well together until they foam,'and thicken your description here... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 952 pages
...great perplexity. Fur For the Descriptions. For a Tempest. Take Eums, Zephyr, Austcr, and tSoreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these...lightning, and of thunder (the loudest you can) quantum sufficit. Mix your clouds and b;3-< lows well together till they foam, and thicken your description... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...vindice nodus Incident. For the descriptions, as a tempest, for instance. Take Eurus, Zephyrus, lustre, and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these of rain, lightning and thunder, (the loudest you can get) quantum sufficit. Mix your clouds and billows, till they foam; and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 540 pages
...worthy of a God. RoscoMiMON. That is to fay, a poet mould never call upon the Gods for their affiftance, but when he is in great perplexity. FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a Tempeft.—Take Eurus, Zephyr, Aufter, and Boreas, and cafl them together in one verfe. Add to thefe... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...prescription of Horace in his " Art of Poetry." dais intersit, nisi dlgnus i-indicc nodus Incident." _ That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...their assistance, but when he is in great perplexity. * In Dryden's long dedication to Lord Dorset of his transla* tion of Juvenal, he gives an account of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 374 pages
...Incident - V. 191. Never presume to make a god appear, But for a business worthy of a god. ROSCOMMON. That is to say, a poet should never call upon the...lightning, and of thunder, (the loudest you can,) quantum sufficit. Mix your cloud* and billows well together until they foam, and thicken your description here... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 322 pages
...prescription of Horace in his Art of Poetry, Nee Deus Intersil, nisi dignus vindice Nodus Incident— That is to say, A Poet should never call upon the...is in great perplexity. FOR THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a Battle. Pick a large quantity of images and descriptions from Homer's Iliads, with a spice or two of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...prescription of Horace, in his Art of Poetry: Nee dens interiit, nisi dignui vindice nodus Incident.— That is to say, ' A poet should never call upon the...assistance, but when he is in great perplexity.' For the Ditcriptions. For a tempest. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster, and Boreas, and cast them together in one... | |
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