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,... The Iliad of Homer - Página 47por Homer - 1853 - 664 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 páginas
...the other the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a...and constant stream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two Poets resemble the Heroes they celebrate : Homer, boundless and irresistible as Achilles,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 312 páginas
...impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generons profosion ; virgil bestows with a careful magnificence: Homer,...a boundless overflow ; virgil, like a river in its bauks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two poets resemble... | |
| William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 230 páginas
...man, in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. Homer is like his own... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1823 - 458 páginas
...commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads " us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters " with a gene/ous profusion ; Virgil bestows with " a careful magnificence....Homer, like the Nile, " pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; " Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant " stream. And when we look upon... | |
| John Walker - 1823 - 406 páginas
...man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries " us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil " leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer " scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil " bestows with a careless magnificence. Homer, " like the Nile, pours out his riches with a " sudden overflow ; Virgil,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 páginas
...the other the work: Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us oaked like a raven, mewed like a cat, gabbled like...with two owls which came down the chimney. His father methinks the two poets resemble the heroes they celebrate ; Homer, boundless and irresistible as Achillt'3,... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 518 páginas
...the other, the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a...and constant stream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two Poets resemble the heroes they celebrate: Homer, boundless and irresistible as Achilles,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 páginas
...the man ; in the •Mlier. the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer, scatters with a...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 páginas
...the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads cs with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a...generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnilicence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 páginas
...the other, the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a...and constant stream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two poets resemble the heroes they celebrate : Homer, boundless and irresistible as Achilles,... | |
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