The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer. The Iliad -v.37-38 Pope's Homer. The OdysseyH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... verfes refembles that of the army he de- fcribes , Οἱ δ ̓ ἄρ ̓ ἴσαν , ὡσεί τε πυρὶ χθὼν πᾶσα νέμοιο . " They pour along like a fire that sweeps the whole " earth " earth before it . " It is however remarkable 2 PRE FAC E.
... verfes refembles that of the army he de- fcribes , Οἱ δ ̓ ἄρ ̓ ἴσαν , ὡσεί τε πυρὶ χθὼν πᾶσα νέμοιο . " They pour along like a fire that sweeps the whole " earth " earth before it . " It is however remarkable 2 PRE FAC E.
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... whole circle of arts , and the whole compafs of nature , to fupply his maxims and reflections ; all the in- ward paffions and affections of mankind , to furnish his characters ; and all the outward forms and images of things , for his ...
... whole circle of arts , and the whole compafs of nature , to fupply his maxims and reflections ; all the in- ward paffions and affections of mankind , to furnish his characters ; and all the outward forms and images of things , for his ...
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Samuel Johnson. its whole duration employs not fo much as fifty days . Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himself by taking in a more extensive subject , as well as a greater length of time , and contracting the defign of both ...
Samuel Johnson. its whole duration employs not fo much as fifty days . Virgil , for want of fo warm a genius , aided himself by taking in a more extensive subject , as well as a greater length of time , and contracting the defign of both ...
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... whole . We ought to have a certain knowledge of the principal character and diftinguishing excellence of each : it is in that we are to confider him , and in proportion to his degree in that we are to admire him . No author or man ever ...
... whole . We ought to have a certain knowledge of the principal character and diftinguishing excellence of each : it is in that we are to confider him , and in proportion to his degree in that we are to admire him . No author or man ever ...
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... , and firing the heavens ; Virgil , like the fame power in his benevolence , counfelling with the gods , laying plans for empires , and regularly ordering his whole creation . But , But , after all , it is with great parts PREFACE . 15.
... , and firing the heavens ; Virgil , like the fame power in his benevolence , counfelling with the gods , laying plans for empires , and regularly ordering his whole creation . But , But , after all , it is with great parts PREFACE . 15.
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Achilles againſt Agamemnon Ajax arms Atrides bands beneath bold brave breaſt chariot chief cloſe counfels courfers crown'd dare dart defcend Diomed divine dreadful Eurypylus Ev'n eyes facred faid fame fate fent fhall fhining fhips fhore fide field fierce fight filent filver fire firft firſt fix'd flain flames flew fome foul fpear ftand ftill ftrength fuch fury glory Goddeſs Gods Grecian Greece Greeks ground hafte hand Heaven Hector heroes himſelf hoft hoftile Homer honours hoſt Idomeneus immortal javelin Jove king lance laſt Lycian maid Menelaus mighty monarch moſt muſt Neftor numbers o'er Oeneus Oïleus Pallas Patroclus pierc'd plain praiſe Priam prince proud Pylian race rage rifing ſhade ſhakes ſhall ſhield ſhore ſhould Simoïs ſkies ſpear ſpoils ſpoke ſpread ſtand ſtate ſteeds Sthenelus ſtood thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thunder toils trembling Trojan troops Troy Tydeus Tydides Ulyffes walls warriour whofe whoſe wiſdom wound
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Страница 21 - Homer and that of his work ; but when they come to assign the causes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times and the prejudice of...
Страница 262 - O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver...
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Страница 29 - I doubt not many have been led into that error by the shortness of it, which proceeds not from his following the original line by line, but from the contractions above mentioned.
Страница 33 - Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.
Страница 239 - The heavens attentive trembled as he spoke: "Celestial states! immortal gods! give ear, Hear our decree, and reverence what ye hear; The fix'd decree which not all heaven can move; Thou, fate! fulfil it! and, ye powers, approve!
Страница 5 - If he has given a regular catalogue of an army, they all draw up their forces in the same order.
Страница 6 - How fertile will that imagination appear which was able to clothe all the properties of elements, the qualifications of the mind, the virtues and vices, in forms and persons, and to introduce them into actions agreeable to the nature of the things they shadowed?