...preferred before the other" — ie epic poetry. In his dedication to Virgil's jEneis, he declares that " An heroic poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of a man is capable to perform." When Virgil was his theme, all other writers were to be depreciated ;...

...GARTER, A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undouhtedly the greatest work which the soul of man is capahle io perform. The design of it is to form the mind to heroic virtue hy example. It is conveyed in verie, that it may delight, while it instrucu : the action of it is always...

...dates. Is the statement given above creditable to Euripides as a tragic poet? 8. Dryden says, ' Л heroic poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...work which the soul of man is capable to perform.' By what arguments could the superiority of Epic to Tragedy be maintained ? Criticise briefly the opposite...

...contains rules of the pastoral) ; vol. XIV Dedication of the Trans. of the Aeneis (" The heroic poem is the greatest work which the soul of man is capable to perform "). For further notice of Dryden, see § 21, B 2. EMERSON, RW Complete Works. Vol. III Essays. 2d Series,...

...LORD MARQUESS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MULGRAVE, ETC., AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER A HEROIC POEM, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example ; 'tis conveyed in verse, that it may 5 delight, while it instructs. The action of it is always one,...

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...Catalogue of the Armies sent into the Field is an essential part of an Epic Poem,' Dec. 23, 1763. 2 ' A Heroic Poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of man is capable to perform ' (Dedication of the A the accumulation of testimony on the subject by the older generations. It was...

...JOHN, LORD MARQUIS OF NORMANBY EARL OF MULGRAVE, &C. AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example. 'T is convey'd in verse, that it may delight, while it instructs: the action of it is always one, entire,...

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...MARQUIS OF NORMANBY EARL OF MULGRAVE, &C. AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER А ПККО1С poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work...it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example. T is convey'd in verse, that it may delight, while it instructs: the action of it is always one, entire,...