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... LONGINUS muft have been as converfant with the excellencies of VIRGIL's Poetry , as he confeffes himfelf to have been with the decla- mations of CICERO ! His plan may be con- cloded more immediately to have admitted a compliment to the ...
... LONGINUS muft have been as converfant with the excellencies of VIRGIL's Poetry , as he confeffes himfelf to have been with the decla- mations of CICERO ! His plan may be con- cloded more immediately to have admitted a compliment to the ...
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... LONGINUS was too hafty in criticising this paffage . The whole conceit arifes from his own misconstruction . Some critics would read Gaλapos inftead of panμoss ; which indeed might serve better , if the paffage were understood as LONGINUS ...
... LONGINUS was too hafty in criticising this paffage . The whole conceit arifes from his own misconstruction . Some critics would read Gaλapos inftead of panμoss ; which indeed might serve better , if the paffage were understood as LONGINUS ...
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... LONGINUS would have made no objection to the title of " Darts of " the Eyes , " applied by ALEXANDER to the Perfian women , or to the appellation of HELEN , " the tender Dart of the Eyes , " in ÆSCHYLUS , is somewhat difficult to re ...
... LONGINUS would have made no objection to the title of " Darts of " the Eyes , " applied by ALEXANDER to the Perfian women , or to the appellation of HELEN , " the tender Dart of the Eyes , " in ÆSCHYLUS , is somewhat difficult to re ...
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