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CONTENTS

TO THE

Art of SINKING in POETRY.

CHAP.

Ì.
II.

NTRODUCTION

IN

Page

165

That the Bathos, or Profund, is the natural
Taste of Man, and in particular, of the
prefent Age.

168

III. The Neceffity of the Bathos, phyfically confidered

169

IV. That there is an Art of the Bathos or Profund

171

172

V. Of the true Genius for the Profund, and by
what it is conftituted
VI. Of the feveral Kinds of Genius in the Profund,
and the Marks and Characters of each

178

VII. Of the Profund, when it confifts in the Thought

180

183

VIII. Of the Profund, confifting in the Circumstances,
and of Amplification and Periphrafe in ge-
neral
IX. Of Imitation, and the Manner of Imitating 187
X. Of Tropes and Figures; and first of the varie-
gating, confounding, and reverfing Figures 190
XI. The Figures continued: Of the magnifying and
diminishing Figures

Q

195

XII. Of

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XII. Of Expression, and the feveral Sorts of Style of

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the prefent Age

202

XIII. A Project for the Advancement of the Bathos

210

XIV. How to make Dedications, Panegyricks, or

Satires, and of the Colours of Honourable and

Dishonourable

XV. A Receipt to make an Epic Poem

213

215

XVI. A Project for the Advancement of the Stage

219

Virgilius

Virgilius Reftauratus :

SEU

MARTINI SCRIBLERI,

Summi Critici,

Caftigationum in Aeneidem

SPECI ME N.

AENEIDEM totam, Amice Lector, innumerabilibus poene mendis fcaturientem, ad priftinum senfum revocabimus. In fingulis fere verfibus fpuriae occurrunt lectiones, in omnibus quos unquam vidi codicibus, aut vulgatis aut ineditis, ad opprobrium ufque Criticorum, in hunc diem exiftentes. Interea adverte oculos, et his paucis fruere. At fi quae fint in hifce caftigationibus, de quibus non fatis liquet, fyllabarum quantitates, @goλeyóμeva nostra Libro ipfi praefigenda, ut confulas, moneo.

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I. SPECIMEN LIBRI PRIMI.

VER. I.

RMA Virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab oris

Italiam, fato profugus, Lavinaque venit

Littora. multum ille et terris jactatus et alto, Vi fuperûm

Arma Virumque cano, Trojae qui primus ab aris
Italiam, flatu profugus Latinaque venit

Littora. multum ille et terris vexatus et alto,
Vi fuperûm――

Ab aris, nempe Hercaei Jovis. vide lib. ii. v. 512, 550.- Flatu, ventorum Aeoli, ut fequitur-Latina certe littora cum Aeneas aderat, Lavina non nifi poftea ab ipfo nominata, lib, xii. v. 193.-Jactatus terris non convenit.

II. VER. 52..

Et quifquis Numen Junonis adoret ?
Et quifquis Nomen Junonis adoret?

Longe melius, quam, ut antea, Numen. et proculdubio fic Virgilius.

III. VER. 86.

Venti, velut agmine facto,

Qua data porta ruunt

Venti, velut aggere fracto,

Qua data porta ruunt. Sic corrige, meo periculo.

IV. VER.