 ... wants that exaltation above common life, which in tragick or heroick writings often reconciles us to bold flights and daring figures. Pastoral being the 'representation of an action or passion, by its effects upon a country life', has nothing peculiar...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Seite 299herausgegeben von - 1779Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 Seiten
...and daring figures. faftoral being the representation of an affion or fajjion, by its ejfetts upon a country life, has nothing peculiar but its confinement...imagery, without which it ceafes to be paftoral. This is its true chara&eriftick, and this it cannot lofe by any dignity of fentiment, or beauty of didlion.... | |
 | Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - 1763 - 382 Seiten
...or heroic Writings. Paftoral being the Reprefentation of an Aftion or Paffion, by its Effelft upen a Country Life, has nothing peculiar but its Confinement to rural Imagery, without which it ceafesto be Paftoral. This is its true Chara&eriftic, and this it cannot lofe by any Dignity of Sentiment,... | |
 | Virgil - 1763 - 374 Seiten
...or heroic Writings. Pafloral being the Reprefentatlon of an Afllon or PaJJion, by its Ejfefls upon a Country Life, has nothing peculiar but its Confinement to rural Imagery, without which it ceafcsto be Paftoral. This is its true Chara&eriftic, and this it cannot lofe by any Dignity of Sentiment,... | |
 | 1764 - 198 Seiten
...common courfe of things happen in the country, may afford a proper fubjecl for a paftoral poet-f. It has nothing peculiar but its confinement to rural...imagery, without which it ceafes to be paftoral. This is its true charafteriftic, and this it cannot lofe by any dignity of fentimems or beauty of * Pope's... | |
 | John Scott - 1778 - 26 Seiten
...RAMBLER. ' Paftoral,' fays he, ' being the reprefentation of an A&ion or Paffion, by its 4 effects on a Country Life, has nothing peculiar, but its '...the following Eclogues has endeavoured to exemplify. ECLOGUE I. , i • T HERON; or, the Praife of RURAL LIFE. SCENE, a Heath: • Seaibn, SPR i NG ; Time,... | |
 | Virgil - 1778 - 478 Seiten
...or heroic writings. Paftoral being the reprefentation of an aflion or paffion, fy its effefls upon a country life, has nothing peculiar but its confinement...imagery, without which it ceafes to be Paftoral. This is its true characieriftic, and this it cannot lofe by any dignity of fentiment, or beauty pf diiStion.... | |
 | John Scott - 1786 - 384 Seiten
...or Pafllpn, by its effects on a Country Life, * has nothing peculiar, but its confinement toRura ' Imagery, without which it ceafes to be Paftoral.'...the following Eclogues has endeavoured to exemplify* ECLOGUE I. THERON; orj the Praife of RURAL LIFE, SCENE, aHeathi Scafon, SPRING i Time, MORNING. AIR... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...flights and daring figures. Paftoral being thereprefentation of an affion orpafJion, by its effefts upon a country life, has nothing peculiar but its confinement...imagery, without which it ceafes to be paftoral. This is its true chlracteriftick, and this it cannot lofe by any dignity of fentiment, or beauty of diction.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 Seiten
...reprefentation of an aftion orpafJiort, by its effetts ufon a country life, has nothing pe->> culiar but its confinement to rural imagery^ without which it ceafes to be paftora!. This is its true characteriftick, and this it cannot iofe by any dignity of fentiment, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 Seiten
...and daring figures. Paftoral being the reprefentation of an action or fafJion, by its effe£is upon a country life, has nothing peculiar but its confinement...imagery, without which it ceafes to be paftoral. This is its true characteriftick, and this it cannot lofe by any dignity of fentiment, or beauty of diction.... | |
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