And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power, in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires,... Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Kectures of Dr. Blair - Página 99por Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1832 - 360 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 páginas
...Homer, like the Nib, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their...terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and filing the heavens; Virgil, IXce the same power in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1838 - 280 páginas
...their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightning, and firing the heavens. Virgil like the same power...with the gods, laying plans for empires, and ordering Ms whole creation." Periods, thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 páginas
...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his richas with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a rivei in its banks, with a constant stream. — And when we look upon...plans for empires, and ordering his whole creation. 6. Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 páginas
...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 their...shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing tfce heavens ; Virgil, like the same power in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 páginas
...upon thenmachines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in hie terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering tht ope counseling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering bis whole creation. Hut... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1840 - 874 páginas
...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 their...gods, laying plans for empires, and ordering his whole creation.1" 8. A metonymy ia the putting of the name if one thing for that of another allied to it,... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 páginas
...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 their...scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, uke the same power in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and ordering... | |
| William Pulleyn - 1840 - 844 páginas
...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 their...Jupiter In his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the ifhtimigs, ami firin«: the heavens ; Virgil, like the same power in his benevolence, counselling with... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1845 - 638 páginas
...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 their...firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in his oenevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans, for empires, and ordering his whole creation."—Periods... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 páginas
...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 their...his own Jupiter|| in his terrors, shaking Olympus, § — scatteringthe lightnings, — and firing the heavens ; — Virgil, like the same power in his... | |
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