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... have imparted no fmall de- gree of instruction and entertainment . Theocritus , a Grecian , first cultivated this kind of poetry , and Vir- K 3 gil , gil , in his eclogues , profeffedly imitated him . THE MONTHLY VISITOR . t 113.
... have imparted no fmall de- gree of instruction and entertainment . Theocritus , a Grecian , first cultivated this kind of poetry , and Vir- K 3 gil , gil , in his eclogues , profeffedly imitated him . THE MONTHLY VISITOR . t 113.
Page 117
... Theocritus first cultivated paftoral poetry , and to him Virgil is greatly indebted . Dr. Blair , therefore , has ... Theocritus and Virgil . Theocritus was a Sicilian , and as he has laid the the scene of his own eclogues in his own ...
... Theocritus first cultivated paftoral poetry , and to him Virgil is greatly indebted . Dr. Blair , therefore , has ... Theocritus and Virgil . Theocritus was a Sicilian , and as he has laid the the scene of his own eclogues in his own ...
Page 118
... Theocritus ; in many places he has done nothing more than tranflate him . He must be allowed , however , to have imitated him with great judg- ' ment , and , in fome refpects , to have improved upon him . For Theocritus , it cannot be ...
... Theocritus ; in many places he has done nothing more than tranflate him . He must be allowed , however , to have imitated him with great judg- ' ment , and , in fome refpects , to have improved upon him . For Theocritus , it cannot be ...
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