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GENERAL CHARACTER OF ROMAN POETRY. PAGE Recent change in the estimate of Roman Poetry 1 Want of originality 2 As compared with Greek Poetry 3 " " with Roman Oratory and History 4 The most complete literary monument of Rome 5

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Imitative in forms 7 " in metres 8 Imitative element in diction 9 " " in matter 11 Original character, partly Roman, partly Italian 13 National spirit 14 Imaginative sentiment 15 Moral feeling 16 Italian element in Roman Poetry 17 Love of Nature 17 Passion of Love 19 Personal element in Roman Poetry 20 Four Periods of Roman Poetry 24 Character of each 24 Conclusion 26

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