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Pagina 34
His endeavour was, not to shew precisely what Pindar spoke, hut his manner of
speaking. He was therefore not at all restrained to his expressions, nor much to
his sentiments; nothing was required of him, but not to write as Pindar would not ...
His endeavour was, not to shew precisely what Pindar spoke, hut his manner of
speaking. He was therefore not at all restrained to his expressions, nor much to
his sentiments; nothing was required of him, but not to write as Pindar would not ...
Pagina 35
In the Nemeaean ode the reader must, in mere justice to Pindar, observe that
whatever is said of the original new moon, her tender forehead and her horns, is
superadded by his paraphrast, who has many other plays of words and fancy ...
In the Nemeaean ode the reader must, in mere justice to Pindar, observe that
whatever is said of the original new moon, her tender forehead and her horns, is
superadded by his paraphrast, who has many other plays of words and fancy ...
Pagina 431
When Horace says of Pindar, that he pours his violence and rapidity of verse, as
a river swoln with rain rushes from the mountain ; or of himself, that his genius
wanders in quest of poetical decorations, as the bee wanders to collect honey; he
, ...
When Horace says of Pindar, that he pours his violence and rapidity of verse, as
a river swoln with rain rushes from the mountain ; or of himself, that his genius
wanders in quest of poetical decorations, as the bee wanders to collect honey; he
, ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 van The world's classics |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Pennsylvania State University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 juli 2011 |
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