 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pages
...rule we are now giving. " 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 generous profusion ; Virgil " bestows with a careless magnificence. Homer, " like the Nile, pours out his riches with a " sudden overflow ; Virgil,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 458 pages
...I am now giving : " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil " the better artist : in the one we must admire the " man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries...with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters " with a gene/ous profusion ; Virgil bestows with " a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, " pours out... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 pages
...the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man ; in the •Mlier. the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity...Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, Kke the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 314 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...hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads cs with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a . generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 554 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...other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuousity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 518 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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In О and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...following passage from Pope's Preface to his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just niven: "Homer w«s the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist : in the...bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the ?Jile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow: Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant... | |
 | Homer - 1825 - 298 pages
...hetter 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...: Homer scatters with a generous profusion, Virgil hestows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a houndless overflow;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 278 pages
...rulejJst given: "Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist: in the one we most admin: the man : in the other the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil lends us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with... | |
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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 scatters with a generous profusion,... 
