The Iliad, tr. by mr. Pope. [With notes partly by W. Broome. Preceded by] An essay on ... Homer [by T. Parnell].1720 |
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... never attain to this . It furnishes art with all her materials , and without it , Judgment it felf can at best . but fteal wifely : For Art is only like a prudent ftew- ard that lives on managing the riches of Nature . Whatever praises ...
... never attain to this . It furnishes art with all her materials , and without it , Judgment it felf can at best . but fteal wifely : For Art is only like a prudent ftew- ard that lives on managing the riches of Nature . Whatever praises ...
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... . An arrow is impatient to be on the wing , a weapon thirts to drink the blood of an enemy , and the like . Yet his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe , fenfe , but juftly great in proportion to it : PREFACE .
... . An arrow is impatient to be on the wing , a weapon thirts to drink the blood of an enemy , and the like . Yet his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe , fenfe , but juftly great in proportion to it : PREFACE .
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... never using contractions , and from its cuftom of refolving the diphthongs into two fyllables , fo as to make the words open them- felves with a more spreading and fonorous fluency . With this he mingled the Attic contractions , the ...
... never using contractions , and from its cuftom of refolving the diphthongs into two fyllables , fo as to make the words open them- felves with a more spreading and fonorous fluency . With this he mingled the Attic contractions , the ...
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... never defign'd ; as because Achilles is not as good and perfect a Prince as Æneas , when the very moral of his poem requir'd a contrary character : It is thus that Rapin judges in his comparifon of Homer and Virgil . Others felect thofe ...
... never defign'd ; as because Achilles is not as good and perfect a Prince as Æneas , when the very moral of his poem requir'd a contrary character : It is thus that Rapin judges in his comparifon of Homer and Virgil . Others felect thofe ...
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... never knew wanting on any occafion . I muft alfo acknowledge with infinite plea fure , the many friendly offices , as well as fincere criticifms of Mr. Congreve , who had led me the way in tranflating fome parts of Homer , as I wish for ...
... never knew wanting on any occafion . I muft alfo acknowledge with infinite plea fure , the many friendly offices , as well as fincere criticifms of Mr. Congreve , who had led me the way in tranflating fome parts of Homer , as I wish for ...
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Achilles Æneid againſt Agamemnon alfo ancient arms army Atrides battel beauty becauſe call'd caufe Chalcis character chief Chios compariſon defcending defcription defign Euftathius expreffion fable facred faid fame fays fceptre fecond feems feen felf fenfe feveral fhall fhews fhining fhips fhore fhort fhould fide fight fimile fince fingle firft firſt flain fome fometimes fpeech fpirit ftand ftill ftory ftrength fubject fuch Goddeſs Gods Grecian Greece Greeks heav'n Hector Heroes himſelf hoft Homer honour Ibid Idomeneus Iliad Jove juft Jupiter King laft lefs Leo Allatius Madam Dacier manner Menelaus moft moſt muſt Neftor Nireus o'er obferves occafion paffage paffion Pandarus Paris perfons plain pleaſure Plutarch poem Poet poetry pow'r praiſe prefent Priam Prince reafon reft reprefented rifing ſhall ſpeak Spondanus Strab Suidas thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflation Trojan troops Troy Ulyffes uſe verfe Virgil whofe words