Translation of the Iliad of Homer (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 2017 M05 25 - 548 pages Excerpt from Translation of the Iliad of Homer Hons is universally allowed to have had the greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise of judgment Virgil has justly contested with him, and others may have their pretensions as to particular excellences; but his invention remains yet unrivalled. Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greatest of poets, who most excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention that in different degrees distin guishes all great geniuses: the utmost stretch of human study, learning, and hdustry, which masters every thing besides, can never attain to this. It finishes Art with all her materials, and without it Judgment itself can at heat but steal wisely: for Art is only like a prudent steward, that lives on imaging the riches of Nature. Whatever praises may be given to works of hdgment, there is not even a single beauty in them to which the invention lust not contribute: as in the most regular gardens, Art can only reduce the kauties of Nature to more regularity, and such a figure, which the common Qe may better take in, and is therefore more entertained with. And perhaps is reason why common critics are inclined to prefer a judicious and methodical pains to a great and fruitful one, is, because they find it easier for themselves b me their observations through an uniform and bounded walk of Art, fin to comprehend the vast and various extent of Nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |