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affigned affumed ancient GREECE APOLLO appears arife ARISTOTLE arofe ATHENS Bards becauſe Caufe Cauſes Character Choir Circumftance Comedy compleat compofed Compofition Confequence Conteſts Corruption Courſe Cuſtom Dance dramatic earlieſt effential Epic ESCHYLUS eſtabliſhed Exercife faid fame favage Tribes fays fecond feems feen feveral fhall fhould fing firft firſt fome Form ftill fucceeding fuch fung fuppofed Genius Gods Greek Greek Comedy Gymnaftic Art hath Heroes HESIOD Hiftory himſelf HOMER HOMER'S Poems Iliad Inftance Inftruments inſtead itſelf Kind Legiſlation Magiftrates Manners Meaſure moral moſt Mufic muſical muſt natural neceffary neral Numbers Occafions original Paffage Paffion paftoral PAUSANIAS Perfon Periods PLATO PLUTARCH Poem and Melody poetic Song Poetry Poets Polity Praifes Praiſes prefent Principles Profe Progreffion Progrefs Pythian Games Queſtion Reaſon Refpect reprefent Repreſentation Rife Saltatione Sect ſeen Senfe Song-Feaft Species STRABO Subject SUIDAS TERPANDER thefe themſelves theſe THESPIS thofe thoſe Tibiam tion Tragedy tragic uſe Verfe warlike whofe
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Page 200 - This Book of Articles before rehearsed is again approved, and allowed to be holden and executed within the realm, by the assent and consent of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Page 230 - As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols ; but it is the LORD that made the heavens.
Page 214 - ... to their lovers; that his music was not the harp nor lays of love, but the cries of people and clashing of armour; and finally, that he died not bewailed of many, but made many wail when he died, that dearly bought his death.
Page 211 - ... that none dare displease them for fear to run into reproach through their offence, and to be made infamous in the mouths of all men. For their verses are taken up with a general applause, and usually sung at all feasts and meetings, by certain other persons, whose proper function that is, who also receive for the same great rewards and reputation amongst them.
Page 214 - ... under his mantle, but used commonly to keep others waking to defend their lives, and did light his candle at the flames of their houses to lead him in the darkness; that the day was his night, and the night his day...
Page 213 - ... thereunto, borrowed even from the praises which are proper to virtue itself; as of a most notorious thief and wicked outlaw...
Page 212 - Besides this, evil things, being decked and attired with the gay attire of goodly words, may easily deceive and carry away the affection of a young mind that is not well stayed, but desirous by some bold adventures to make proof of himself.
Page 213 - Mind that is not well ftayed, but " defirous by fome bold Adventures to " make Proof of himfelf. For being (as " they all be) brought up idely without " Awe of Parents, without Precepts of...
Page 214 - ... that the day was his night, and the night his day ; that he loved . not to be long wooing of wenches to...