 | 1750 - 374 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive Majefty. Homer fcatters with a generous Profufion, Virgil beflows with a careful Magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his Riches with a fudden Overflow, Krgil like a River in its Banks, with a gentle and conftant Stream. When we behold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty: Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with 3 gentle and confhnt ftream. When we behold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundJefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftrearn. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attraftive majeftv : Homer fcatters with a generous pro full on, Virgil bellows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conilant ftream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pagina’s
...Virgil leads xis with an attra&ive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion; Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we... | |
 | Edward Harwood - 1778 - 412 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive Majefty. Homer fcatters with a generous Profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful Magnificence. Homer* like the Nile, pours out his Riches with a fudden Overflow ; Virgil, like a River full to its Banks, with a gentle and conftant Stream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion ; Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we behold... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 pagina’s
...leads us " with an attractive majefty. Homer fcat" ters with a generous profufion ; Virgil be(c ftows with a careful magnificence. Homer, " like the Nile, pours out his riches with a " fudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its " banks, with a conftant ftream. And " when we look... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pagina’s
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty: Homer fcatters with a generous piofufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ;*Virgil like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we behold... | |
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Homer was the greater genius; Virgil the better artist: in the one, we most admire the 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 ;... 
