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The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 405
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 7

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 pages
...terror,^ ftxajung Olympus, fcattering the lightnings, and firing the Heavens ; Virgil, like the fame power in. his, benevolence, counselling with the Gods, laying plans for empires, and regular]}' ordering his whole creatiflri. flfct ajter alJt, UU with, great parts as with great virtues,,...
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ...

John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its " banks, with a constant stream. And when we " look upon their machines, Homer seems like " his own Jupiter...counselling with " the Gods, laying plans for empires, and or" dering his whole creation." Periods of this kind, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...with a constant stream. And when we " look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupi" ter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings,...benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans far em" pires, and ordering his whole creation." Periods thus constructed, when introduced with propriety,...
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An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric

Hugh Blair - English language - 1808 - 330 pages
...his own Jupiter in his ter<' rors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and fir" irig the heavenst Virgil like the same power in his '; benevolence,...counselling with the gods, laying plans " for empires, and ordering his whole creation." Peri. ods, thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 19

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his tcrroun, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing...gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering bii whole creation. But, after all, it is with great parts, as with great virtues : they naturally...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 19

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terreurs, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in hU benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering Ьи ahole...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 30

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 528 pages
...daring, like .ZEneas, appears undisturbed in the midst of the action, disperses all about him, ajid conquers with tranquillity. Or, when we look on their...like the same power in his benevolence, counselling witii .the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering bis whole creation.". The genuine...
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An Abridgement of Lectures on Rhetoric

Hugh Blair - English language - 1813 - 296 pages
...look upon their maehines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, seattering lightnings, and firing the heavens. Virgil like the same power in his benevolenee, eounselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and ordering his whole ereation."...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...midst of the action j disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, tattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in bis benevolence, counselling...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Hugh Blair - English language - 1817 - 516 pages
...sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And when we look upoe their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter,...same power, in his benevolence, counselling with the godsr laying plans for empires, and ordering his whole creation.' Periods thus con«tructed, when introduced...
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