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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... whole earth be- fore it . ' Tis however remarkable that his fancy , which is every where vigorous , is not discover'd immediately at the beginning of his poem in its fulléft fplendor : It grows in the progrefs both upon himself and ...
... whole earth be- fore it . ' Tis however remarkable that his fancy , which is every where vigorous , is not discover'd immediately at the beginning of his poem in its fulléft fplendor : It grows in the progrefs both upon himself and ...
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... whole circle of arts , and the whole compass of nature , to fupply his maxims and reflections ; all the inward paffions and affections of mankind , to furnish his characters ; and all the outward forms and images of things for his ...
... whole circle of arts , and the whole compass of nature , to fupply his maxims and reflections ; all the inward paffions and affections of mankind , to furnish his characters ; and all the outward forms and images of things for his ...
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... whole duration employs not fo much as fifty days . Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himfelf by taking in a more extenfive subject , as well as a greater length of time , and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into ...
... whole duration employs not fo much as fifty days . Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himfelf by taking in a more extenfive subject , as well as a greater length of time , and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into ...
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... whole . We ought to have a certain knowledge of the principal character and diftinguishing excellence of each : It is in that we are to confider him , and in proportion to his de- gree in that we are to admire him . No author or man ...
... whole . We ought to have a certain knowledge of the principal character and diftinguishing excellence of each : It is in that we are to confider him , and in proportion to his de- gree in that we are to admire him . No author or man ...
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... whole ; and like the old heroes of that make , commit fomething near extravagance , amidst a series of glorious and inimitable performances . Thus Homer has his Speaking borfes , and Virgil his myrtles diftilling blood , where the ...
... whole ; and like the old heroes of that make , commit fomething near extravagance , amidst a series of glorious and inimitable performances . Thus Homer has his Speaking borfes , and Virgil his myrtles diftilling blood , where the ...
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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