The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An essay on ... Homer [by T. Parnell].1756 |
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... Virgil has justly contested with him , and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his In- vention remains yet unrival'd . Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledg'd the greatest of poets , who ...
... Virgil has justly contested with him , and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his In- vention remains yet unrival'd . Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledg'd the greatest of poets , who ...
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... Virgil , but difcern'd as through a glass , reflected from Homer , more fhining than fierce , but every where equal and constant : In Lucan and Statius , it bursts out in fudden , short , and interrupted flashes : In Milton it glows ...
... Virgil , but difcern'd as through a glass , reflected from Homer , more fhining than fierce , but every where equal and constant : In Lucan and Statius , it bursts out in fudden , short , and interrupted flashes : In Milton it glows ...
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... Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himfelf by taking in a more extenfive subject , as well as a greater ... Virgil has the fame for Anchifes , and Statius ( rather than omit them ) destroys the unity of his action for those of ...
... Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himfelf by taking in a more extenfive subject , as well as a greater ... Virgil has the fame for Anchifes , and Statius ( rather than omit them ) destroys the unity of his action for those of ...
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... Virgil and Tafso make the fame prefent to theirs . Virgil has not only observ'd this clofe imi- tation of Homer , but where he had not led the way , fupply'd the want from other Greek authors . Thus the ftory of Sinon and the taking of ...
... Virgil and Tafso make the fame prefent to theirs . Virgil has not only observ'd this clofe imi- tation of Homer , but where he had not led the way , fupply'd the want from other Greek authors . Thus the ftory of Sinon and the taking of ...
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... Virgil are far from striking us in this open manner ; they lie in a great degree hidden and undi- ftinguish'd , and where they are mark'd most evidently , affect us not in proportion to thofe of Homer . His characters of valour are much ...
... Virgil are far from striking us in this open manner ; they lie in a great degree hidden and undi- ftinguish'd , and where they are mark'd most evidently , affect us not in proportion to thofe of Homer . His characters of valour are much ...
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Page 28 - When wert thou known in ambufh'd fights to dare, Or nobly face the horrid front of war ? 300 *Tis ours, the chance of fighting fields to try. Thine to look on, and bid the Valiant die. So much 'tis fafer through the camp to go, And rob a