The similes of Homer's Iliad, tr. with intr. and notes by W.C. Green1877 |
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... picture , often with most elaborate details , which bring it vividly before the reader , but have little or no bearing upon the thing illustrated . As Professor Blackie well puts it , " the Homeric similes seldom rest contented , as our ...
... picture , often with most elaborate details , which bring it vividly before the reader , but have little or no bearing upon the thing illustrated . As Professor Blackie well puts it , " the Homeric similes seldom rest contented , as our ...
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... pictures . Luxuriance in details not ne- cessary to the comparison is certainly their characteristic , whereas this is rare in Hebrew poetry . Lowth quotes as an exceptional instance of a comparison with unnecessary adjuncts Ps . cxxix ...
... pictures . Luxuriance in details not ne- cessary to the comparison is certainly their characteristic , whereas this is rare in Hebrew poetry . Lowth quotes as an exceptional instance of a comparison with unnecessary adjuncts Ps . cxxix ...
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... picture is further adorned by the de- scription of how the thirsty wayfarers seek the accustomed stream and meet with blank disappointment . A Greek version , however imperfect , may serve to bring out clearly the Homeric character of ...
... picture is further adorned by the de- scription of how the thirsty wayfarers seek the accustomed stream and meet with blank disappointment . A Greek version , however imperfect , may serve to bring out clearly the Homeric character of ...
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... picture with details unneces- sary to the comparison . Second , vividness and clearness . Third , homeliness ; a selection of the commonest objects for illustration , if only they be suitable and forcible . In all these three points ...
... picture with details unneces- sary to the comparison . Second , vividness and clearness . Third , homeliness ; a selection of the commonest objects for illustration , if only they be suitable and forcible . In all these three points ...
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... picture is set : for without this it cannot always be appreciated , and the incidents of the Iliad are not in every one's memory : to illustrate by passages from other poets , whether inten- tional imitations or coincidences of thought ...
... picture is set : for without this it cannot always be appreciated , and the incidents of the Iliad are not in every one's memory : to illustrate by passages from other poets , whether inten- tional imitations or coincidences of thought ...
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