 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 páginas
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatttrs with a generous profufion, Virgil beftowi 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 rtream. When we behold... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 páginas
...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 - 1802 - 328 páginas
...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 ; Virgil, " like a river in its banks, with a conftant ftream. " When we look upon... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 páginas
...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 boundlcfs overflow; Virgil like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we behold... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 páginas
...Homer was the greatest genius ; Virgil, the better artist : m the one, we moat admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 páginas
...Homer was the greatest genius ; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generI Strength.) PERSPICUITY, kc. 309 cms profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 páginas
...thus: " A friend exaggerates a man's virtues ; an enemy, his crimes." ous profufion; Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a fudden overflow; Virgil, like ariver in its banks, with aconftant ftream." — Periods thus conftrufted,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 páginas
...was the greatest genius ; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, •\7e most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us \rith an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 páginas
...Virgil leads us with an attraclive 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 coiiftant ftreavn. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 páginas
...Virgil leads us with an attra&ive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion j 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 conItant ftream. 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,... 
