Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritW. Eyres, 1774 - 286 pages |
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... objects , and the nar- ration of events . This is a neceffary con- fequence of the barrennefs of infant lan- guage with regard to abftract ideas , and is confirmed by the remains of antiquity A 2 which 1 • L " V 3 which have reached us ...
... objects , and the nar- ration of events . This is a neceffary con- fequence of the barrennefs of infant lan- guage with regard to abftract ideas , and is confirmed by the remains of antiquity A 2 which 1 • L " V 3 which have reached us ...
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... objects , the pleasing inci- dents of a paftoral life , the tender cares and ravishing delights of love . This paf- fion found as apt a comparison with the beautiful scenes of nature , as war and deftruction could do with its glooms and ...
... objects , the pleasing inci- dents of a paftoral life , the tender cares and ravishing delights of love . This paf- fion found as apt a comparison with the beautiful scenes of nature , as war and deftruction could do with its glooms and ...
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... objects . The lover who had fought for natural comparisons to paint the charms of his mistress , muft feek for others to ex- prefs the emotions of his mind . He muft burn with desire , and freeze with disdain ; rage with the ocean , and ...
... objects . The lover who had fought for natural comparisons to paint the charms of his mistress , muft feek for others to ex- prefs the emotions of his mind . He muft burn with desire , and freeze with disdain ; rage with the ocean , and ...
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... objects and real emotions . But the mind of man cannot long be con- fined within prescribed limits ; there is an internal eye constantly stretching its view beyond the bounds of natural vifion , and fomething new , fomething greater ...
... objects and real emotions . But the mind of man cannot long be con- fined within prescribed limits ; there is an internal eye constantly stretching its view beyond the bounds of natural vifion , and fomething new , fomething greater ...
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... objects of brilliant and unufual comparison with e- very circumstance relating to the paffion itself or its object . He will not value fen- timent as the real offspring of an emotion , but as fufceptible of ingenious turns , striking ...
... objects of brilliant and unufual comparison with e- very circumstance relating to the paffion itself or its object . He will not value fen- timent as the real offspring of an emotion , but as fufceptible of ingenious turns , striking ...
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Anacreon antient ballad beauty becauſe bleffing bleft bofom breaſt CELIA charms CHLOE circumftance compariſon compofition cruel dear defire deſcription deſpair eaſe Engliſh epigram expreffion eyes fair fancy fatire feek feem fentiment fhade fhall fhepherd fhould figh fimple fimplicity fince fing firſt fmiles foft fome fond fong fong-writing forrows foul ftill fubject fuch furprize fwain fweet gentle give grace heart itſelf kind know my love laſt lefs lover Lyric Lyric poetry maid meaſure moft moſt mufic muft muſt nature ne'er nymph o'er paffion paftoral pain paſt PHYLLIS pieces pity pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poetical poetry praiſe purpoſe racter reft Sappho ſcene ſhall ſhe SOAME JENYNS ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtay ſtill ſtrain ſwain ſweet taſte tears tell tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro tivation treaſure Twas uſed vows whofe Whoſe wiſh youth