 Aristotle had reason to say, He was the only Poet who had found out Living Words ; there are in him more daring Figures and Metaphors than in any good Author whatever. An Arrow is impatient to be on the Wing, a Weapon thirsts to drink the Blood of an...  Translation of the Iliad of Homer - Page ixby Homer, Alexander Pope - 1851 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1720 - 382 pages
...•iri'ialc had reafon to fay, He was the only Poet who liad found out living words; there are in him more •daring figures and metaphors than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon ihirfts to drink the Wood of an enemy, and die like,, Yet.hit expreffion is never too big for the elfe... | |
 | 1750 - 374 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon to fay he was the only Poet who had found out living TFords; there are in him more daring Figures and Metaphors than in any good...An Arrow is impatient to be on the Wing, a Weapon thirjls to drink the Blood of an Enemy. Yet his Expreffion is never too big for the Senfe, but juftly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon to fay, He JX 2 was the only poet who had found out living words ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon tbirjis to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...had reafon to fay, He % X % was was the only poet who had found out living words ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon thirfts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreilion is never too big for the fenfe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon to fay,' He $ X 2 was the only poet who had found out living words j there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon thirfts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon to fay, I Tc was the only poet who had found out living ii-;r./.- ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon tbirjh to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreflion is never too big for the fcnfc,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pages
...poet who had found out living ljaords ;. there are in. him more daring figures and metaphors,, T a. ' than in any good author whatever. An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon thirfts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...Ariftotle had realbn to lay, He was the only poet who had found out living words ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...author whatever. An arrow is impatient to be on the wijig, a weapon thirfts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreflion is never too... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon to fay, He was the only poet who had found out living wards ; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors, than in any good...An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, a weapon thirjls to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. YeP-his expreffion is never too big for the fenfe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 pages
...Ariftotle had reafon. to fay, He was the only poet who had found out living words; there are in him more daring figures and metaphors than in any good...whatever. An arrow is impatient to be on the wing, and a weapon thirfts to drink the blood of an enemy, and the like. Yet his expreflion is never too... | |
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