This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1751 Excerpt: ...jnstest Rage, And call them envious, may our Grief asswage. Nor was this the Effect of extravagant Passion, or practis'd only by Persons of weaker Understandings in the Extremity of their Sorrow, but frequently done by Men of all Qualities, and that in the most grave and solemn Manner that could be, as appears from the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1751 Excerpt: ...jnstest Rage, And call them envious, may our Grief asswage. Nor was this the Effect of extravagant Passion, or practis'd only by Persons of weaker Understandings in the Extremity of their Sorrow, but frequently done by Men of all Qualities, and that in the most grave and solemn Manner that could be, as appears from the fame Poet (f): ----prinucvique series, & longo examine mat res Invidiam planxere Deis.----The aged Sires, and Dames in num'rous Crouds Bewail, and curie the Envy of the Gods. For, the Gods being thought subject to human Passions, 'twas very easy and natural for Men under Misfortunes to impeach them of Cruelty or Envy. Thus, when Hylas, Hercules'& Darling, peristVd in the Waters, the Deities residing there were said to have been enamour'd with him, and to have stol'n him; and when any great and publick Blessing was taken away, the immortal Beings were said to envy Mankind so great Felicity. Many Instances might be produc'd to this Purpose, whereof I will only set down that remarkable one of Mareellus in Virgil (-): Ojiendent terris hunc tantum Fata, neque ultra EJse Jinent: Nimium vobis Romana propago Visa patens, superi propria bac si dona fuiffent. This Wonder of the World the Gods but show, Heav'n were impov'rifh'd, fhou'd he stay below: Bless'd to Excess had been the Roman State, Had Heav'n these Gifts as lasting made as great. H. H. Sometimes their impious Rage against the Gods proceeded to the pulling down their Altars, and sacking their Temples; an Example whereof we have in Neoptolemus, who being inform'd that Apollo was accessary to his Father's Death, took up a Resolution to demolish the Delpbitk Temple, and perish1 d in the Attempt (b). 11. Another Custom they had of drawling out their Words, and with Tears repeating the...
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