The Works of Petronius Arbiter: Tr. by Several Hands. With a Key, by a Person of Honour, and Also His Life and CharacterS. Briscoe, and sold, 1714 - 360 páginas |
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... Lives through Pain and Austerity , had only excessive Pride for their Virtue , and for their fupream Good nothing but a vain Name , and Chimeri- cal Glory : Inftead of which , the Morals of Epicurus were founded on good Senfe , which ...
... Lives through Pain and Austerity , had only excessive Pride for their Virtue , and for their fupream Good nothing but a vain Name , and Chimeri- cal Glory : Inftead of which , the Morals of Epicurus were founded on good Senfe , which ...
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... , and much less can we make two of the Name , who loft their Lives by the Hate of Nero . ' Tis therefore evident , that the Petronius mention'd by Tacitus was ent that he excell'd in it , by the Ingenuity Titus , The PREFA c E.
... , and much less can we make two of the Name , who loft their Lives by the Hate of Nero . ' Tis therefore evident , that the Petronius mention'd by Tacitus was ent that he excell'd in it , by the Ingenuity Titus , The PREFA c E.
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... live like a Philofopher in that particular . Thus continuing frequently to ridicule him , it at length infinuated into the Emperor's Mind , and expos'd him to his Contempt , which being joyn'd with his own Knowledge of the unjuft ways ...
... live like a Philofopher in that particular . Thus continuing frequently to ridicule him , it at length infinuated into the Emperor's Mind , and expos'd him to his Contempt , which being joyn'd with his own Knowledge of the unjuft ways ...
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... Live , he continu'd his or- dinary Functions ; took a particular account of the Demeanour of Domefticks ; recompenc'd fome of his Slaves , and chaftis'd others ; fet himself as formerly at his Table , and alfo flept very quietly ...
... Live , he continu'd his or- dinary Functions ; took a particular account of the Demeanour of Domefticks ; recompenc'd fome of his Slaves , and chaftis'd others ; fet himself as formerly at his Table , and alfo flept very quietly ...
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... aright , than thofe that live in a Kitchin not ftink of the Grease : Give me , with your fa- vour , leave to fay , ' twas you firft vour , 2 The WORKS of A Key to Petronius, written by a Perfon of Honour Of the Corruption of Eloquence Page.
... aright , than thofe that live in a Kitchin not ftink of the Grease : Give me , with your fa- vour , leave to fay , ' twas you firft vour , 2 The WORKS of A Key to Petronius, written by a Perfon of Honour Of the Corruption of Eloquence Page.
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 354 - tis a bold pretence To judgment, breeding, wit, and -eloquence : Nay more ; for they must look within, to find Those secret turns of nature in the mind : Without this part, in vain would be the whole, And but a body all, Without a soul.
Página 353 - Are, tho' but little praflis'd, too well known To be taught here, where we pretend alone From nicer faults to purge the prefent age, " Lefs obvious errors of the Englifh ftage.
Página 353 - Extremely fhort, and fpoke in paffion too. Our lovers talking to themfelves, for want Of others, make the pit their confidant; Nor is the matter mended yet, if thus They truft a friend, only to tell it us : Th' occafion mould as naturally fall, As when Bellario confefles all.
Página 290 - Acme, enflam'd with what he said, Rear'd her gently-bending head, And her purple mouth with joy, Stretching to the delicious Boy, Twice (and twice could...
Página 346 - Are necessary, yet but vulgar arts ; And all in vain these superficial parts Contribute to the structure of the whole ; Without a genius, too, for that's the soul: A spirit which inspires the work throughout, As that of nature moves the world about ; A flame that glows amidst conceptions fit, Even something of divine, and more than wit ; Itself unseen, yet all things by it shown, Describing all men, but describ'd by none.
Página 350 - Cooper's Hill. A higher flight, and of a happier force, Are Odes: the Mufes' moft unruly horfe, That bounds fo fierce, the rider has no reft, Here foams at mouth, and moves like one poflefs'd.
Página 359 - A work of fuch ineftimable worth, There are but two the world has yet brought forth ! Homer and Virgil ! with what facred awe, Do thofe...
Página 360 - Who through this Labyrinth has lent the Clue ! But what, alas ! avails it poor Mankind, To fee this promis'd Land, yet ftay behind ? The Way is...
Página 345 - F all thofe arts in which the wife excel, Nature's chief mafter-piece is writing well : No writing lifts exalted man fo high, As facred and foul-moving poefy : No kind o£ work requires fo nice a touch, And, if well finifh'd, nothing mines fo much.
Página 347 - The beft of mafters, and examples too ! Echoes at beft, all we can fay is vain ; Dull the defign, and fruitlefs were the pain. 'Tis true, the ancients we may rob with eafe ; But who with that mean fhift himfelf can pleafe, \Vithout an adtor's pride ? A player's art Is above his, who writes a borrow'd part.