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first_o book_n p._n 50._o book_n ii_o concern_v the_o subject-matter_n of_o the_o epic_a poem_n or_o concern_v the_o action_n chap._n i._n what_o the_o subject-matter_n of_o the_o epic_a poem_n be_v p._n 53._o chap._n ii_o episodes_n consider_v in_o their_o original_a p._n 57_o chap._n iii_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o forego_n doctrine_n by_o a_o instance_n p._n 59_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o episodes_n and_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o term._n p._n 61._o chap._n v._o concern_v the_o nature_n of_o episodes_n p._n 64._o chap._n vi_o the_o definition_n of_o episodes_n p._n 67._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 69._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o fault_n which_o corrupt_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 74._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 79._o chap._n x._o that_o the_o action_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o whole_a p._n 81._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o beginning_n middle_a and_o end_v of_o the_o action_n p._n 85._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 89._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o intrigue_n and_o the_o vnravel_v thereof_o p._n 92._o chap._n fourteen_o the_o way_n of_o form_v the_o plot_n or_o intrigue_n p._n 95._o chap._n xv._n how_o to_o dispose_v or_o prepare_v the_o vnravel_v p._n 98._o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o action_n p._n 101._o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 103._o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 107._o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o action_n p._n 110._o book_n iii_o concern_v the_o form_n of_o the_o epic_a poem_n or_o concern_v the_o narration_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o narration_n p._n 113._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o title_n of_o the_o epic_a poem_n p._n 116._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o proposition_n p._n 117._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o invocation_n p._n 123._o chap._n v._o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o poem_n or_o the_o narration_n proper_o so_o call_v p._n 127._o chap._n vi_o how_o the_o narration_n be_v pleasant_a p._n 128._o chap._n vii_o of_o probability_n p._n 132._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o admirable_a or_o the_o marvellous_a p._n 137._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o passion_n p._n 140._o chap._n x._o how_o the_o narration_n ought_v to_o be_v active_a p._n 145._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o continuity_n of_o the_o action_n and_o the_o order_n of_o the_o narration_n p._n 149._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o narration_n p._n 154._o book_n iu._n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o epic_a poem_n chap._n i._o concern_v the_o manner_n in_o general_n p._n 159._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o manner_n p._n 161._o chap._n iii_o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o other_o science_n beside_o poetry_n p._n 166._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o manner_n of_o poetry_n p._n 169._o chap._n v._o whether_o the_o hero_n of_o the_o poem_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n or_o no_o p._n 173._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o poetical_a goodness_n of_o the_o manner_n p._n 177._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o three_o other_o qualification_n of_o the_o manner_n p._n 180._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o character_n of_o the_o personage_n aristotle_n word_n about_o it_o p._n 186._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o character_n of_o achilles_n ulysses_z and_o aeneas_z p._n 191._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o character_n of_o the_o other_o personage_n p._n 194._o chap._n xi_o what_o the_o character_n be_v p._n 197._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o character_n in_o the_o hero_n p._n 199._o chap._n xiii_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o character_n in_o the_o poem_n p._n 202._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o justness_n of_o the_o character_n p._n 205._o chap._n xv._n of_o false_a character_n p._n 211._o book_n v._o concern_v the_o machine_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o deity_n p._n 215._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o go_n p._n 218._o chap._n iii_o how_o the_o god_n act_n in_o a_o poem_n p._n 222._o chap._n iu._n when_o one_o must_v make_v use_n of_o machine_n p._n 225._o chap._n v._o how_o the_o machine_n be_v to_o be_v use_v p._n 228._o chap._n vi_o whether_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o god_n be_v any_o disparagement_n to_o the_o hero_n p._n 230._o book_n vi_o concern_v the_o thought_n and_o the_o expression_n chap._n i._n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o doctrine_n p._n 235._o chap._n ii_o concern_v description_n p._n 239._o chap._n iii_o of_o comparison_n or_o simile_n p._n 244._o chap._n iu._n concern_v sentence_n p._n 247._o chap._n v._o concern_v disguise_v sentence_n p._n 251._o chap._n vi_o concern_v several_a other_o thought_n p._n 257._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o expression_n p._n 260._o chap._n viii_o how_o one_o ought_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o elocution_n of_o a_o poem_n p._n 263._o d'acier_n essay_n upon_o satyr_n p._n 267._o mounseur_fw-fr fontanelle_n upon_o pastoral_n p._n 277._o errata_fw-la page_n 2._o line_n 34._o read_v of_o epic_a poesy_n p._n 9_o l._n 12._o 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