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Page 41
... that ' the love and rescuing pity which had long been thought of as the beauty of Arion's story are like in character to the saving heavenly Love that walk'd the waves ' . 36 35 In one sense , then , the reference to the 41 LYCIDAS.
... that ' the love and rescuing pity which had long been thought of as the beauty of Arion's story are like in character to the saving heavenly Love that walk'd the waves ' . 36 35 In one sense , then , the reference to the 41 LYCIDAS.
Page 62
... beauty who shows herself to be ' the first in Virtue , as in Face ' ( V. 18 ) ; indeed , though it had been common to associate face- painting with moral laxity , and especially with adultery or pride , there was a body of contemporary ...
... beauty who shows herself to be ' the first in Virtue , as in Face ' ( V. 18 ) ; indeed , though it had been common to associate face- painting with moral laxity , and especially with adultery or pride , there was a body of contemporary ...
Page 118
... beauty of the performance ( if any beauty be allow'd it ) consisting in adapting Juvenals Sentiments to modern facts and Persons ' . 28 Through the example of Persicus , Juvenal was attacking that social evil of imperial Rome whereby ...
... beauty of the performance ( if any beauty be allow'd it ) consisting in adapting Juvenals Sentiments to modern facts and Persons ' . 28 Through the example of Persicus , Juvenal was attacking that social evil of imperial Rome whereby ...
Contents
Lycidas | 28 |
The Rape of the Lock | 50 |
An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 81 |
Copyright | |
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