The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 2, Part 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Biography |
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Page 447
... poet of the old Attic comedy , who lived during the time of the Peloponnesian war , and was a con- temporary of Aristophanes , who appears ( Rana , 14. ) to ridicule him for his low wit , by which he endeavoured to make his audience ...
... poet of the old Attic comedy , who lived during the time of the Peloponnesian war , and was a con- temporary of Aristophanes , who appears ( Rana , 14. ) to ridicule him for his low wit , by which he endeavoured to make his audience ...
Page 453
... poet in the burlesque style , and has been considered the inventor of that kind of poem styled by the Italians Eroicocomico , in which after- wards Tassoni in his " Secchia rapita , " and Bracciolini in his " Scherno degli Dei , " dis ...
... poet in the burlesque style , and has been considered the inventor of that kind of poem styled by the Italians Eroicocomico , in which after- wards Tassoni in his " Secchia rapita , " and Bracciolini in his " Scherno degli Dei , " dis ...
Page 457
... poet , philosopher . " O'Flaherty quotes a supposed fragment of Amergin's poetry , which he renders into Latin thus : " Aris præpositus fit doctior , aptior armis . " In the " Leabhar Gabhaltus , " or Ghabhaltus , i . e . " Book of ...
... poet , philosopher . " O'Flaherty quotes a supposed fragment of Amergin's poetry , which he renders into Latin thus : " Aris præpositus fit doctior , aptior armis . " In the " Leabhar Gabhaltus , " or Ghabhaltus , i . e . " Book of ...
Page 458
... poet . Amerpach is universally spoken of as one of the most learned men of his time . His works are numerous , if we include among . them his translations and annotations ; if otherwise , they are only five : - 1. “ Anti- paradoxa cum ...
... poet . Amerpach is universally spoken of as one of the most learned men of his time . His works are numerous , if we include among . them his translations and annotations ; if otherwise , they are only five : - 1. “ Anti- paradoxa cum ...
Page 466
... poets . These three pieces were , it is stated , published separately at London in 8vo . 4. In 1718 , according to the same authority , Amhurst displayed his enmity to the high church clergy in a poem entitled " Protestant Popery , or ...
... poets . These three pieces were , it is stated , published separately at London in 8vo . 4. In 1718 , according to the same authority , Amhurst displayed his enmity to the high church clergy in a poem entitled " Protestant Popery , or ...
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