 A fable related by a poet, to excite admiration, and inspire virtue, by representing the action of some one hero, favoured by Heaven, who executes a great design, in spite of all the obstacles that oppose him...  A Dissertation on Romance and Minstrelsy - Page 6by Joseph Ritson - 1891 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1802 - 444 pages
...in matters of this fort, fays of Lybeavs disconus, of which he has giveen an excellent analyfis, " If an epic poem may be defined " A fable related by a poet, to excite admiration, and infpire virtue, by reprefenting the action of fome one hero, favoured by heaven, who executes a great... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1823 - 450 pages
...either shorter or more intelligible than the others he has quoted. If an Epic Poem may be defined "tA fable related " by a poet, to excite admiration, and...him :" I know not why we should withhold the name of EFIC POEM from the piece which I am about to analyse. My copy is divided into IX PARTS or Cantos, the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chilvary - 1834 - 424 pages
...Disconhis, and making several remarks on the artificial management of the story, the Bishop observes, that " if an Epic poem may be defined a fable related by...name of Epic Poem from the piece which I am about to analyze." i Yet although this levelling proposition has been laid down by Percy, and assented to by... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 430 pages
...Disconius, and making several remarks on the artificial management of the story, the Bishop observes, that " if an Epic poem may be defined a fable related by...name of Epic Poem from the piece which I am about to analyze." l / / Yet although thiyfevelling proposition'lias been laid down by Percy, and assented to... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 412 pages
...Disconius, and making several remarks on the Artificial management of the story, the Bishop ob^erves, that " if an Epic poem may be defined a fable related by...name of Epic Poem from the piece which I am about to analyze." 1 Yet although this levelling proposition has been laid down by Percy, and assented to by... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - France - 1834 - 418 pages
...Disconius, and making several remarks on the artificial management of the story, the Bishop observes, that " if an Epic poem may be defined a fable related by...name of Epic Poem from the piece which I am about to analyze." l Yet although this levelling proposition has been laid down by Percy, and assented to by... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1839 - 450 pages
...is .1 ,<: beaux Disconus, or the Fair Unknown. See a note on the Canterbury Tales, vol. iv. p. 333. If an epic poem may be defined " * A fable related...name of epic poem from the piece which I am about to analyze. My copy is divided into ix Parts or Cantos, the several arguments of which are as follows.... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1844 - 318 pages
...either shorter or more intelligible than the others he has quoted. If an Epic Poem may be denned, " A fable related by a poet, to excite admiration, and...representing the action of some one hero, favoured by * Dr. Warhurton.— Dr. Grey. t So it is intitled in the Editor's MS. But the true title is " Le Beaux... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1846 - 318 pages
...those mentioned by Chaucer, and either shorter or more intelligible than the others he has quoted. If an Epic Poem may be defined, "A fable related by...representing the action of some one hero, favoured by * Dr. Warburton. — Dr. Grey. t So it is intitled in the Editor's MS. But the true title is " I, a... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1847 - 438 pages
...either shorter or more intelligible than the others he has quoted. If an epic poem may be defined4 " A fable related by a poet, to excite admiration, and...name of epic poem from the piece which I am about to analyze. My copy is divided into ix Parts or Cantos, the several arguments of which are as follows.... | |
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