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" 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 Lectures of Dr. Blair - Page 101
by Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1838 - 360 pages
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 7

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 pages
...terror,^ ftxajung Olympus, fcattering the lightnings, and firing the Heavens ; Virgil, like the fame power in. his, benevolence, counselling with the Gods, laying plans for empires, and regular]}' ordering his whole creatiflri. flfct ajter alJt, UU with, great parts as with great virtues,,...
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Essays on rhetoric: abridged chiefly from dr. Blair's lectures on that science

Hugh Blair - English language - 1784 - 412 pages
...lightcnings, fc and firing the heavens ; Virgil', like " the fame power, in his benevolence, " counfelling with the Gods, laying " plans for empires, and ordering...propriety, and not too frequently repeated, have a fenfible and attractive beauty : but if fuch a conftruction be aimed at in all our fentences, it betrays...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...lightnings, " and firing the heavens ; Virgil, like the fame " Power, in his benevolence, counfelling with " the gods, laying plans for empires, and " ordering his whole creation." — Periods thus conftru&ed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning too often, have a fenfible beauty....
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A Rhetorical Grammar: In which the Common Improprieties in Reading and ...

John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...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...counselling with " the Gods, laying plans for empires, and or" dering his whole creation." Periods of this kind, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently...
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An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetorick

Hugh Blair - English language - 1805 - 280 pages
...lightnings, and fir" ing the heavens. Virgil like the fame power- in his " benevolence, counfelling with the gods, laying plans " for empires, and ordering his whole creation." Periods, thus conftru£ted, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently repeated, have a fenfible...
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The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope

Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering his whole creation. But after all, it is with great parts, as with great virtues,...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...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 machines, Homer seems like his own Jupi" ter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, " and firing the heavens ; Virgil,...
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An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric

Hugh Blair - English language - 1808 - 330 pages
...his own Jupiter in his ter<' rors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and fir" irig the heavenst Virgil like the same power in his '; benevolence,...plans " for empires, and ordering his whole creation." Peri. ods, thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not loo frequently repeated, have...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 19

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terreurs, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in hU benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering Ьи ahole...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 19

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action ; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his tcrroun, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same...
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