Poems on Several Occasions: And Two Critical Essays; Viz., the First, on the Harmony, Variety, and Power of Numbers Whether in Prose Or Verse, the Second, on the Numbers of Paradise Lost, Volumen1John Hughs, 1745 - 174 páginas |
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Página iii
... without much Glofs or Ornament , yet the Accents still refting natural- ly on Those Words which are defign'd to be Empha- tical . But where HORACE is Harmonious , the Transla- A 2 tor tor happily imitates him , being not unmindful of the.
... without much Glofs or Ornament , yet the Accents still refting natural- ly on Those Words which are defign'd to be Empha- tical . But where HORACE is Harmonious , the Transla- A 2 tor tor happily imitates him , being not unmindful of the.
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... Mr. RICHARDSON the Painter , who was pleased with Mr. SAY's uncommon Way of Think- ing on those Subjects . The Author was the more careful to point out fome of the the Beauties in PARADISE REGAIN'D , in hopes of exciting iv PREFACE .
... Mr. RICHARDSON the Painter , who was pleased with Mr. SAY's uncommon Way of Think- ing on those Subjects . The Author was the more careful to point out fome of the the Beauties in PARADISE REGAIN'D , in hopes of exciting iv PREFACE .
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... . JOHN HUGHES , Dr. WILLIAM HARRIS , Dr. ISAAC WATTS , & c . He had fuch a Diffidence of his own Performances , that he never published above Two or Three Sermons ; and Thofe Those were in a manner extorted from him by the vi PREFACE .
... . JOHN HUGHES , Dr. WILLIAM HARRIS , Dr. ISAAC WATTS , & c . He had fuch a Diffidence of his own Performances , that he never published above Two or Three Sermons ; and Thofe Those were in a manner extorted from him by the vi PREFACE .
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... Those were in a manner extorted from him by the Impor- tunity of the Congregation . The Reader will not there- fore be displeased to find here a Specimen of his Turn and Address in Preaching . The following Paffages from his Manuscript ...
... Those were in a manner extorted from him by the Impor- tunity of the Congregation . The Reader will not there- fore be displeased to find here a Specimen of his Turn and Address in Preaching . The following Paffages from his Manuscript ...
Página ix
... those Graces , those name- " lefs and inexpreffible Graces , which are the Result of " a hap- a 66 a happy Mixture and Combination of both ; and PREFACE . ix.
... those Graces , those name- " lefs and inexpreffible Graces , which are the Result of " a hap- a 66 a happy Mixture and Combination of both ; and PREFACE . ix.
Términos y frases comunes
१ १ Accent ÆNEID agreeable alfo almoſt Ancients Anſwer Attorney at Law AURENG-ZEBE Beauty becauſe BELPHOEBE Books Breaſt call'd CICERO clofe Cloſe Compofitions confifts Dactyle Defign Defire Eaſe exprefs faid fame fays feems feen fhall fhew fhould firft Firſt fome fometimes foon ftand ftill fuch give Grace Happineſs Harmony Heaven himſelf HORACE Iambic Idéas ILIAD Inftance Ipfwich itſelf John Juft juſtly Laft leaſt Lines Love mány Meaſure MILTON Mind moſt Movements Mufic Muſe muſt myſelf obferve Occafion Paffage Paffion PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAIN'D Paufes pleas'd pleaſe Pleaſure Poëm Poët Power of Numbers Praiſe Profe Propriety Purpoſe Pyrrichius QUINTILIAN raiſe Reader Reaſon reft REGAIN'D reſt rife Rime Samuel ſeem Senfe Sentence ſhall Soul Sounds Spondee Syllables Tämbics Thee Thefe themſelves Theſe Thofe Thoſe Thou Thoughts Thouſand thro Tranflations Trochee utmoſt Variety Verfe Verſe vext Voice whofe Words
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Página 126 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties, all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 112 - Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.
Página 104 - Of night's extended shade, from eastern point Of Libra to the fleecy star that bears Andromeda far off Atlantic seas. Beyond the horizon : then from pole to pole He views in breadth, and without longer pause Down right into the world's first region throws His flight precipitant, and winds with ease Through the pure marble air his oblique way Amongst innumerable stars, that shone Stars distant, but nigh hand seem'd other worlds ; Or other worlds they seem'd, or happy isles...
Página 149 - Hesperides, that seem'd Fairer than feign'd of old or fabled since Of faery damsels, met in forest wide By knights of Logres, or of Lyones, Lancelot, or Pelleas, or Pellenore.
Página 150 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Página 133 - What thou seest, What there thou seest, fair creature, is thyself; With thee it came and goes: but follow me, And I will bring thee where no shadow stays Thy coming, and thy soft embraces; he Whose image thou art, him thou shalt enjoy Inseparably thine, to him shalt bear Multitudes like thyself, and thence be called Mother of human race.
Página 97 - By this time, like one who had set out on his way by night, and travelled through a region of smooth or idle dreams, our history now arrives on the confines where daylight and truth meet us with a clear dawn, representing to our view, though at a far distance, true colours and shapes.
Página 101 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Página 148 - And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Página 170 - AND it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God...