Elements of Criticism: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions : Vol. I( -II)From the Press of S. Etheridge, for J. White, Thomas & Andrews, W. Spotswood, D. West, W.P. Blake, E. Larkin, & J. West, 1796 - Criticism - 440 pages |
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Page 72
... shall be of rapid motion prolonged : Not fo when fwift . Camilla fcours the plain , Flies o'er th'unbending corn , and skims along the main , Ellay on Crit . 373 . Again speaking of a rock torn from the brow of Again 72 CH . XVIII ...
... shall be of rapid motion prolonged : Not fo when fwift . Camilla fcours the plain , Flies o'er th'unbending corn , and skims along the main , Ellay on Crit . 373 . Again speaking of a rock torn from the brow of Again 72 CH . XVIII ...
Page 95
... shall be examined under the whole five heads , of number , quantity , arrangement , paufe , and accent , This verfe is of two kinds ; one named rhyme or me- tre , and one blank verfe . In the former , the lines are connected two and two ...
... shall be examined under the whole five heads , of number , quantity , arrangement , paufe , and accent , This verfe is of two kinds ; one named rhyme or me- tre , and one blank verfe . In the former , the lines are connected two and two ...
Page 136
... ! his last thoughts hung on her : And , as he parted , left a blefling for her : Shall the be blefs'd , and I be curs'd , for ever ! No ; No ; fince her fatal beauty was the canfe Of 136 CH . XVIII . Beauty of Language .
... ! his last thoughts hung on her : And , as he parted , left a blefling for her : Shall the be blefs'd , and I be curs'd , for ever ! No ; No ; fince her fatal beauty was the canfe Of 136 CH . XVIII . Beauty of Language .
Page 147
... shall be of things contrasted that are of different kinds . Queen . What , is my Richard both in shape and mind Transform'd and weak ? Hath Bolingbroke depos'd Thine intellect ? Hath he been in thine heart ! The lion thrufteth forth his ...
... shall be of things contrasted that are of different kinds . Queen . What , is my Richard both in shape and mind Transform'd and weak ? Hath Bolingbroke depos'd Thine intellect ? Hath he been in thine heart ! The lion thrufteth forth his ...
Page 184
... Shall faulter under foul rebellious arms . Richard II . at 3. fc . 2 . be . After a long voyage it was cuftomary among the ancients to falute the natal foil . A long voyage ing of old a greater enterprise than at prefent , the fafe ...
... Shall faulter under foul rebellious arms . Richard II . at 3. fc . 2 . be . After a long voyage it was cuftomary among the ancients to falute the natal foil . A long voyage ing of old a greater enterprise than at prefent , the fafe ...
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