 | 1750 - 374 pages
...admirable. Homer had more Fire and Rapture, Virgil more Light and Sweetnefs ; or at leaft the poetical Fire was more raging in the one, but clearer in the other ; which makes the firft more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. The Ore was richer in the one, but in the other... | |
 | Edward Harwood - 1778 - 412 pages
...admirable. Homer had more Fire and Rapture, Virgil more Light and Sweetnefs ; or at leaft the poetical Fire was more raging in the one, but clearer in the other ; which makes the firft more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. The Ore was richer in the one, but in the other... | |
 | 1784 - 552 pages
...admirable. Homer had more fire and " rapture, Virgil more light and fweetnefs : or at leaft the " poetical fire was more raging in the one, but clearer in " the other ; which makes the firft more amazing, and the *' latter more agreeable. The ore was richer in the one, ** but in the... | |
 | James Hardie - 1802 - 486 pages
...admirable. Homer had more fire and rapture ; Virgil more light and sweetness ; or, at least, the poetical fire was more raging in the one, but clearer in the...these two immortal poets must be allowed to have so much excelled in their kind, as to have exceeded all comparison — to have even extinguished emulation... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 370 pages
...fire and rapture, Virgil more light and swiftness ; or, at least, the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. The ore was heavier ift one, but in the other more refined, and better allayed to make up excellent... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
...fire and rapture, Virgil more light and swiftness ; or, at least, the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. The ore was heavier in one, but in the other more refined, and better allayed to make up excellent... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...fire and rapture, Virgil more light and swiftness ; or at least the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing and the latter more agreeable. The ore was richer in one, but in the other more refined and better allayed to make up excellent work.... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - 588 pages
...fire and rapture, Virgil more light and swiftness ; or at least, the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. The ore was richer in one, but in the other more refined, and better allayed to make up excellent work.... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 pages
...fire and rapture ; Virgil more light and swiftness ; or at least, the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing, and the latter more agreeable : the ore was richer in one, but in the other more refined, and better allayed to make np excellent... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pages
...original of their several races, though it be hardly yet agreed, whether his story be true or a fiction. In short, these two immortal poets must be allowed to have so much excelled in their kinds, as to have exceeded all comparison, to have even extinguished emulation,... | |
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... admirable. Homer had more fire and rapture, Virgil more light and swiftness; or at least the poetical fire was more raging in one, but clearer in the other, which makes the first more amazing, and the latter more agreeable. 
