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... These early Bards along the fhallows fcud In fome light fkiff ; for on the depths untried No full - trimm'd veffel floats in Epic pride . As infants , eager for regard , abound In fportive efforts of uncertain found , Before their ...
... These early Bards along the fhallows fcud In fome light fkiff ; for on the depths untried No full - trimm'd veffel floats in Epic pride . As infants , eager for regard , abound In fportive efforts of uncertain found , Before their ...
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... VOLTAIRE . * O , form'd in Learning's various paths to shine , Encircled from thy birth by all the Nine , Ver . 325. See NOTE XVI . Ver . 344. See NOTE XVII . 346 On 350 On thee , bleft Bard , these rivals feem'd [ 52 ]
... VOLTAIRE . * O , form'd in Learning's various paths to shine , Encircled from thy birth by all the Nine , Ver . 325. See NOTE XVI . Ver . 344. See NOTE XVII . 346 On 350 On thee , bleft Bard , these rivals feem'd [ 52 ]
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... these rivals feem'd to fhower Their various attributes and blended power ! But , when their lofty leader bade thee frame , The rich Heroic fong on Henry's fame , Sarcastic Humour , trifling with her lyre , Took from th ' infpiring Mufe ...
... these rivals feem'd to fhower Their various attributes and blended power ! But , when their lofty leader bade thee frame , The rich Heroic fong on Henry's fame , Sarcastic Humour , trifling with her lyre , Took from th ' infpiring Mufe ...
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... these unfriendly scenes , where each extreme 25 Of heat and cold forbids the mind to teem , Poetic bloffoms into Being start , Spontaneous produce of the feeling heart . Can we then deem that in thofe happier lands , " Where every vital ...
... these unfriendly scenes , where each extreme 25 Of heat and cold forbids the mind to teem , Poetic bloffoms into Being start , Spontaneous produce of the feeling heart . Can we then deem that in thofe happier lands , " Where every vital ...
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... these points agreed , My foul profeffes thy Poetic Creed ; Tho ' the foft languor of thy fong I blame , Which prefent ease prefers to future fame , 150 Thy nobler maxims I with pride embrace , That Verse should ever rife on Virtue's ...
... these points agreed , My foul profeffes thy Poetic Creed ; Tho ' the foft languor of thy fong I blame , Which prefent ease prefers to future fame , 150 Thy nobler maxims I with pride embrace , That Verse should ever rife on Virtue's ...
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Æneid afferts againſt Araucanians Bard bleft Boccacio Boileau brave breaſt CANTO Caupolican celebrated Chieftains clofe cloſe Colocolo compofition confiderable controul Critic Dante death defcribed defign defire difplay E'en earth Epic poem Epic poetry EPISTLE Ercilla eyes facred faid fame Fancy Fancy's fate fatire fays fcenes feems fevere fhall fhould fingular fink fire firſt foldiers fome fond fong foon foul fpeak fpirit fplendid ftill ftriking fubject fublime fuch fufficiently fuperior fuppofed fupport fwell Genius heart Heroic himſelf Homer honour Indian juft juſt Lautaro Lope de Vega Lucan lyre mind moft moſt Mufe muft Muſe muſt noble NOTE numbers o'er occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon Petrarch pleafing pleaſure Poefy Poet poetical poetry praiſe prefent preferved pride reafon rife ſcene ſhe Spaniards Spanish ſtate ſtill thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thro Tucapel uſe Verfe Verſe Virgil Voltaire whofe Whoſe