 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1858 - 466 pages
...better artist ; in the one wt admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries as with a com manding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty....careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out nis riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. When... | |
 | Salem Town - 1859 - 496 pages
...EXERCISE II. HOMER AND VIRGIL. BLAIR. d 1. Homer was the greater genius; Virgil," the better artist: in one, we most admire the man; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with attractive majesty. Homer scatters with generous profusion;... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1860 - 416 pages
...adjectives. These directions are beautifully exhibited in Pope's Preface to his Homer: "Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist: in the...careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out hia riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 pages
...sentence and execution', but for compassion and kindness'. Comparison and Contrast. — Homer was the greater genius', Virgil the better artist' ; in the...one we most admire the man', in the other the work'. —There were tyrants at home', and robbers abroad'. By honor' and dishonor' ; by evil report' and... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1861 - 468 pages
...are those in which this rule is observed. Thus, Pope, speaking of Homer and Virgil:—" Homer was the greater genius; Virgil the better artist: in the one,...profusion; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence." We may further illustrate this point by placing side by side two Sentences embodying the same thought,... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...complaining that our iluys are fu w', and acting a though there would be no end* of them. Homer was the greater genius'; Virgil, the better artist*: in the...majesty*. Homer scatters with a generous profusion'; Virtjil bestows with a careful magnificence*. Homer, like the Nile, pours out hi« riches with a sudden... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 516 pages
...EXERCISE II. HOMER AND YIKGIL4 — 1. Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist : in one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with attractive majesty. Homer "scatters with generous profusion... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1865 - 476 pages
...speaking of Homer and Virgil : — " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the better artist : in the onc, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer...Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer seatters with a gencrous profusion; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence." We may further illustrate... | |
 | Justin Brenan - 1865 - 154 pages
...beautiful composition, the passage in Pope's preface to his Homer, which commences thus : — Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the better artist : in the...one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Now this is more ridiculous by far than the two already noticed. There is, here, not even anything... | |
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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,... 
