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In the earlier ages of the world , " said Mr . C . , “ all learning was oral and
transmitted from father to son in tales and songs , systematic knowledge being as
yet unknown . The first histories were poetical tales frequently adorned with ...
In the earlier ages of the world , " said Mr . C . , “ all learning was oral and
transmitted from father to son in tales and songs , systematic knowledge being as
yet unknown . The first histories were poetical tales frequently adorned with ...
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Orpheus , Linus , and Musæus , to whom , as I have already observed , they
attributed the invention of poetry , were said to be antecedent to Homer - the true
father of genuine poetry and taste the universally admired poet of all ages and ...
Orpheus , Linus , and Musæus , to whom , as I have already observed , they
attributed the invention of poetry , were said to be antecedent to Homer - the true
father of genuine poetry and taste the universally admired poet of all ages and ...
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Parents repeated the tales of other times or sung them to their children , and thus
, by the oral tradition of national ballads , all the historical knowledge of the
earlier ages was transmitted to posterity . “ Herodotus was the first historian
among ...
Parents repeated the tales of other times or sung them to their children , and thus
, by the oral tradition of national ballads , all the historical knowledge of the
earlier ages was transmitted to posterity . “ Herodotus was the first historian
among ...
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In the first ages of Persia and Arabia also , as well as of all other nations , priests ,
philosophers , orators , and statesmen , delivered their instructions and
harangues in poetry . ” - You tell me that Homer was one of the first of Grecian
poets ...
In the first ages of Persia and Arabia also , as well as of all other nations , priests ,
philosophers , orators , and statesmen , delivered their instructions and
harangues in poetry . ” - You tell me that Homer was one of the first of Grecian
poets ...
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From the metaphorical allusions of savage tribes , we may easily imagine that
mankind , in the primitive ages , borrowed those images from natural objects ,
with which their auditors were best acquainted ; but I am fully persuaded , that the
...
From the metaphorical allusions of savage tribes , we may easily imagine that
mankind , in the primitive ages , borrowed those images from natural objects ,
with which their auditors were best acquainted ; but I am fully persuaded , that the
...
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Page 34 - Tis now become a history little known, That once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession ! but the record fair, That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm, that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced.
Page 33 - I less deplored thee, ne'er forgot. Where once we dwelt our name is heard no more, Children not thine have trod my nursery floor ; And where the gardener Robin, day by day, Drew me to school along the public way, Delighted with my bauble coach, and wrapped In scarlet mantle warm, and velvet capped, Tis now become a history little known, That once we called the pastoral house our own.
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Page 92 - Where the great Sun begins his state Robed in flames and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrowed land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale.
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Page 124 - Thus, near the gates conferring as they drew, Argus, the dog, his ancient master knew: He not unconscious of the voice and tread, Lifts to the sound his ear, and rears his head; Bred by Ulysses, nourish'd at his board, But, ah!
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| Title | Conversations on Poetry:: Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Children Volume 7, Issue 207 of Opie collection of children's literature |
| Author | Author of the Buxton diamonds |
| Contributors | William Darton, George Smallfield |
| Publisher | William Darton, 1824 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 144 pages |
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