 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...read their Manners, and mtural Inclinations, which are wholly different, Virgil was of a quiet, ftdite Temper; Homer was violent, Impetuous, and full of...Expreffions, which his Language, and the Age in which he liv'd, allow'd him; Homer's Invention was more1 Virgil's more confin'd : So that if Homer had not led... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...world before-hand, that I have found, by trial, Homer a more pleafing tafk than Virgil, (though I fay not the tranflation will be lefs laborious.) For the...rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties berties both of numbers, and of expreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...world before-hand, that I have found, by trial, Homer a more pleafmg tafk than Virgil, (though I fay not the tranflation will be lefs laborious,) For the...rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties berties both of numbers, and of expreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...Homer a more pleafing talk than Virgil (though I fay not the tranflation will be left laborious) t for the Grecian is more according to my genius, than...liberties, both of numbers and of expreffions, which hie language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's invention was more copious, Virgil's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fare. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety of thoughts,...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of exprefllons, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's invention was... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...authors we may read their manners, and natural inclinations which are wholly different. Virgil wa> of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous,...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expreffiotfe, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's invention was... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...Virjtl was of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was Ttolent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief ttlem of Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in hi> tiaajhts, and took all the liberties, both of numfers nd of expreffions, which his language, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...of the two authors we may read their manners, and natural inclinations, which are wholly ditferent. he original ; and this, 1 eipreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him: Homer's invention was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...their manners, and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in his antagonist's coarseness, but not his strength. Collier replied; for contest was his delight; he was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...their manners, and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in his antagonist's coarseness, but not his strength. Collier replied ; for contest was his delight ; he was... | |
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In the works of the two authors we may read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety of thoughts,... 
