The Spectator, Volume 3J. Sharpe, 1808 |
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... Iliad and Odyssey of Homer are fables of this nature ; and that the several names of gods and heroes are nothing else but the affections of the mind in a visible shape and character . Thus they tell us , that Achilles , in the first Iliad ...
... Iliad and Odyssey of Homer are fables of this nature ; and that the several names of gods and heroes are nothing else but the affections of the mind in a visible shape and character . Thus they tell us , that Achilles , in the first Iliad ...
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... were carried up to heaven by the winds ; but that it was not ac- ceptable to the gods , who were displeased with Pri- am and all his people . ' * Iliad , book viii . < 7 ( 6 The conclusion of this dialogue is very 207 . 161 SPECTATOR .
... were carried up to heaven by the winds ; but that it was not ac- ceptable to the gods , who were displeased with Pri- am and all his people . ' * Iliad , book viii . < 7 ( 6 The conclusion of this dialogue is very 207 . 161 SPECTATOR .
Page 162
... reads this abstract of Plato's discourse on prayer , will , I believe , naturally make this re- + Caiaphas , John xi , 49–52 . * Iliad , book v . flection , That the great Founder of our religion , 162 207 . SPECTATOR .
... reads this abstract of Plato's discourse on prayer , will , I believe , naturally make this re- + Caiaphas , John xi , 49–52 . * Iliad , book v . flection , That the great Founder of our religion , 162 207 . SPECTATOR .
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... of point , which is very rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely , that he had the eyes of a dog , but the heart of a deer * . * Iliad , Book i , A just and reasonable modesty does not only re- commend 256 231.- SPECTATOR .
... of point , which is very rarely to be met with in his writings ; namely , that he had the eyes of a dog , but the heart of a deer * . * Iliad , Book i , A just and reasonable modesty does not only re- commend 256 231.- SPECTATOR .
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... Iliad . xvi . 33 . No amorous hero ever gave thee birth , Nor ever tender goddess brought thee forth : Some rugged rock's hard entrails gave thee form , And raging seas produc'd thee in a storm ; A soul well suiting thy tempestuous kind ...
... Iliad . xvi . 33 . No amorous hero ever gave thee birth , Nor ever tender goddess brought thee forth : Some rugged rock's hard entrails gave thee form , And raging seas produc'd thee in a storm ; A soul well suiting thy tempestuous kind ...
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