 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 230 pagina’s
...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 attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 pagina’s
...one wo most admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commandiug impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generons profosion ; virgil bestows with a careful magnificence: Homer, like the Nile, pours out his... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pagina’s
...Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil " the better artist : in the one, we admire the " man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries " us with a commanding...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 pagina’s
...was the greater genius ; Virgil " the better artist : in the one we must admire the " man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us " with a commanding...with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters " with a gene/ous profusion ; Virgil bestows with " a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, " pours out... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pagina’s
...the better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the other the work: Homer hurries and transports agpie, grunted like a hog, neighed like a foal, croaked...found playing in his bed with two owls which came d boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 518 pagina’s
...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...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 554 pagina’s
...we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuousity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ;. Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.'" — Periods thus constructed,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we... | |
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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,... 
