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Action affigned affumed ancient GREECE appears arife ARISTOTLE arofe ATHENS Bard's Bards becauſe beſt Caufe Cauſe Character Choir Circumftance Comedy compofed Compofition Confequence Conteſts Corruption Courſe Cuſtom Dance diftinct earlieſt effential Epic eſtabliſhed Exercifes faid fame favage Tribes fays fecond feems feen feveral fhall fhould fing firft firſt fome Form ftill fucceeding fuch fung fuppofed Genius Gods Greek Greek Comedy Gymnaftic hath Heroes Hift Hiftory himſelf HOMER Iliad Inftruments inſtead itſelf Kind lefs Legiſlation Lyre Manners Meaſure moral moſt Mufic Muſic muſt natural neceffary neral Numbers obferved Occafions original Paffage Paffions PAUSANIAS Perfon Period PLATO PLUTARCH Poem and Melody poetic Song Poetry and Mufic Poets Polity praife Praiſes prefent Principles Profe Progreffion Progrefs Pythian Games Queſtion Reaſon Refpect reprefented Repreſentation Rife Rythm Saltatione Sect ſeems Senfe Song-Feaft Species ſtill STRABO Subject SUIDAS thefe themſelves theſe THESPIS thofe thoſe tion Tragedy tragic uſed Verfe warlike whofe
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Page 232 - As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols ; but it is the LORD that made the heavens.
Page 216 - ... to their lovers; that his music was not the harp nor lays of love, but the cries of people and clashing of armour; and finally, that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died, that dearly bought his death.
Page 216 - ... under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in the darkness; that the day was his night, and the night his day...
Page 215 - ... thereunto, borrowed even from the praises which are proper to virtue itself; as of a most notorious thief and wicked outlaw...
Page 214 - Besides this, evil things, being decked and attired with the gay attire of goodly words, may easily deceive and carry away the affection of a young mind that is not well stayed, but desirous by some bold adventures to make proof of himself.
Page 213 - ... that none dare displease them for fear to run into reproach through their offence, and to be made infamous in the mouths of all men. For their verses are taken up with a general applause, and usually sung at all feasts and meetings, by certain other persons, whose proper function that is, who also receive for the same great rewards and reputation amongst them.
Page 216 - ... that the day was his night, and the night his day ; that he loved . not to be long wooing of wenches to...
Page 215 - ... cabin under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives ; and did light his candle...
Page 213 - Agfe ; and for Want of a proper Culture, was again become one of the ruling Evils of the Country, in the Time of SPENSER; Who gives the following animated Defcription of their Songs and Character: " There is amongft the Irijh a " certain Kind of People called Bardes, " which are to them inftead of Poets, " whofe Profeffion is to fet forth the " Praifes or Difpraifes of Men in their " Poems or Rythmes ; the which are " had in fo high Regard and Eftimation l...