| Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genins, Virgil the hetter artist. In one we most admire the man, in the other the work: Homer hurries and trausports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty: Homer... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just given: " Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the belter artist: in the one, we most admire the man; in the other, the vork. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive maji'S'y.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1809 - 346 pages
...following passage from Pope's Preface to his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just given : " Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist: in the...scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with «* careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 pages
...following passage from Pope's Preface to his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just given : " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist: in the one, we' most admire the man ; in (he other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In one we most admire the man , in the other the work : Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil tads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 760 pages
...other the work : Homer hurries and transport! us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generous profusion, Virgil bestows with a artful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a.boundless overflow ; Virgil... | |
| 1813 - 350 pages
...better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the •ther the work. Homer hurries and transport* us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us...with a careful magnificence: Homer, like the Nile, poura out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1813 - 296 pages
...beautifully exemplifies this rule. " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the hetter artist ; in the one we admire the man ; in the other the work. Homer hurries us with a eommanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attraetive majesty. Homer seatters with a generous... | |
| 1813 - 352 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer... | |
| Jonathan Morgan - 1814 - 298 pages
...Mr. Pope, is really elegant. Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist. In the one we admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries...with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, outpours his riches, with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river, in its banks, with a constant stream."... | |
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