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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... turns in one place to a hearer , in another to a spectator . The course of his verfes refembles that of the army he defcribes , Οἱ δ ' αρ ' ἴσαν , ὡσέν τε πυρὶ χθῶν πᾶσα νέμοιο They pour along like a fire that fweeps the whole earth be ...
... turns in one place to a hearer , in another to a spectator . The course of his verfes refembles that of the army he defcribes , Οἱ δ ' αρ ' ἴσαν , ὡσέν τε πυρὶ χθῶν πᾶσα νέμοιο They pour along like a fire that fweeps the whole earth be ...
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... turn in each from the dif- ference of his prudence ; for one in the war depends ftill upon caution , the other upon experience . It would be endless to produce inftances of thefe kinds . The characters of Virgil are far from striking us ...
... turn in each from the dif- ference of his prudence ; for one in the war depends ftill upon caution , the other upon experience . It would be endless to produce inftances of thefe kinds . The characters of Virgil are far from striking us ...
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... turn and cadence of its Verfe , which agree with the genius of no other language . Virgil was very fenfible of this , and ufed the utmoft diligence in working up a more intractable language to whatfoever graces it was capa- ble of ; and ...
... turn and cadence of its Verfe , which agree with the genius of no other language . Virgil was very fenfible of this , and ufed the utmoft diligence in working up a more intractable language to whatfoever graces it was capa- ble of ; and ...
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... turn in the paraphrase . Perhaps the mixture of fome Græcifms and old words after the manner of Milton , if done without too much affectation , might not have an ill effect in a verfion of this particular work , which most of any other ...
... turn in the paraphrase . Perhaps the mixture of fome Græcifms and old words after the manner of Milton , if done without too much affectation , might not have an ill effect in a verfion of this particular work , which most of any other ...
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... turn'd as to preserve their full image by one or two words , may have juftice done them by circumlocution ; as the epithet eivocíqua to a mountain , would appear little or ridiculous tranf- lated literally leaf - shaking , but affords a ...
... turn'd as to preserve their full image by one or two words , may have juftice done them by circumlocution ; as the epithet eivocíqua to a mountain , would appear little or ridiculous tranf- lated literally leaf - shaking , but affords a ...
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Achilles againſt Agamemnon alfo ancient anſwer arms army Atrides beauty becauſe caufe cauſe Chalcis character chief Chios compariſon defcribes defcription defign defire Euftathius expreffion fable facred faid fame fays fecond feems fenfe fhall fhews fhining fhips fhore fhort fhould fide fight fimile fince fingle firft firſt flain fome fomething fometimes fpeech fpirit ftill ftory fubject fuch Goddeſs Gods greateſt Grecian Greece Greeks heav'n Hector Heroes himſelf Homer honour hoſt Ibid Iliad Jove juft Jupiter juſt King laft Leo Allatius Madam Dacier manner Menelaus moft moſt muſt Mycena Neftor Nireus o'er obferves occafion paffage paffion Pandarus Paris perfons plain Plutarch poem Poet poetry pow'r praiſe prefent preferved Priam Prince Pteleon raiſed reafon rife ſeems ſhall ſhe Spondanus ſtand Strabo Suidas thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflation Trojan troops Troy Ulyffes uſed verfe Virgil warriors whofe whoſe wiſdom words καὶ
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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