The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch, and Notes |
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... ancient poets struggled against the power of modern sentiments , with various event . in different times and countries , but everywhere in such a manner as to give somewhat of an artificial and exotic character to poetry . Jupiter and ...
... ancient poets struggled against the power of modern sentiments , with various event . in different times and countries , but everywhere in such a manner as to give somewhat of an artificial and exotic character to poetry . Jupiter and ...
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... ancient and national drama . The sublime and energetic feelings of devotion began to be more frequently associated with poetry . The tendency of political speculation concurred in directing the mind of the poet to the intense and ...
... ancient and national drama . The sublime and energetic feelings of devotion began to be more frequently associated with poetry . The tendency of political speculation concurred in directing the mind of the poet to the intense and ...
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... ancient dominions and lawful instruments of rule , and a neglect of that extreme regard to general sympathy , and even accidental prejudice , which is necessary to guard poetical novelties against their natural enemy , the satirist ...
... ancient dominions and lawful instruments of rule , and a neglect of that extreme regard to general sympathy , and even accidental prejudice , which is necessary to guard poetical novelties against their natural enemy , the satirist ...
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... ancient and modern sculptures , Greek vases , alternately attract the eye ; and are so arranged , with a judicious regard to their size , in proportion to the place assigned them , that every room is richly and picturesquely ornamented ...
... ancient and modern sculptures , Greek vases , alternately attract the eye ; and are so arranged , with a judicious regard to their size , in proportion to the place assigned them , that every room is richly and picturesquely ornamented ...
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... ancient poets are called to mind , there are likewise whole figures beat out in thin gold leaves . The principal article is a golden circlet , about two and a half inches in diameter , the workmanship of which is as rich and skilful as ...
... ancient poets are called to mind , there are likewise whole figures beat out in thin gold leaves . The principal article is a golden circlet , about two and a half inches in diameter , the workmanship of which is as rich and skilful as ...
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