| Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...oblerv'd, was ambitious of trying his Strength with his Matter Vir~ pv/, as Virgtl had before trj'd his with Homer. The Grecian gave the two Romans an...Patroclus. Virgil imitated the Invention of Homer, but chang'd the Sports. But both the Greek and Latin Poet, took their .Occalions from theSubjeS ; though... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...trif.ing novels, which Ariftotle and others have inferted in their poems : by which the reader is milled into another fort of pleafure, oppofite to that which...Greek and Latin poet took their occafions from the fubjeft; though, to confefs the truth, they were both ornamental, or, at beft, convenient parts of... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...adventure. Statius, as Boffu has well obfcrved, was ambitious of trying his ftrength with his matter Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the i ports. But both the Greek and La* tin poet took their occaOons from the fubject ; though-, to cortefs... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...try'»§ his ftrength with his mailer Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer. The Grecian g»« the two Romans an example, in the games which were celebrated at the funerals of Patroclus. *>'gil imitated the invention of •Homer, but changfd the fports. But both the Greek and La'"> fan... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...adventure. Statins, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master, Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the sports. But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occasions from the subject ; though, to confess... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...adventure. Statins, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master, Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the sports. But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occasions from the subject ; though, to confess... | |
| Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...adventure. Statius, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the sports. But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occasions from the subject; though, to confess... | |
| Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...adventure. Statius, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer, The Grecian gave the two Rowans an example, in the games which were celebrated at the funerals of Patroclus. Virgil imitated... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...adventure. Statius, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the sports. But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occasions from the subject ; though, to confess... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...adventure. Statius, as Bossu has well observed, was ambitious of trying his strength with his master Virgil, as Virgil had before tried his with Homer....Virgil imitated the invention of Homer, but changed the sports. But both the Greek and Latin poet took their occasions from the subject ; though, to confess... | |
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