| Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genins, Virgil the hetter artist. In one we most admire the man, in the other the work: Homer hurries and trausports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty: Homer... | |
| Hugh Blair - English language - 1808 - 330 pages
...The following passage from Pope's preface to his Homer beautifully exemplifies this rule. " Honier was the greater genius ; Virgil the better " artist ; in the one. we admire the. man ; in the other " the workl Homer hurries us with a commanding " impetuosity ; Virgil... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...crimes." The following passage from Pope's Preface to his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just given : " Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist:...scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with «* careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...crimes.1' The following passage from Pope's Preface to his Homer, fully exemplifies the rule just given : " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist: in the one, we' most admire the man ; in (he other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. 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 tads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...other the work : Homer hurries and transport! us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generous profusion, Virgil bestows with a artful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a.boundless overflow ; Virgil... | |
| Greek literature - 1813 - 350 pages
...better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the •ther the work. Homer hurries and transport* us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us...with a careful magnificence: Homer, like the Nile, poura out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 352 pages
...have less in comparison with one another. 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... | |
| Hugh Blair - English language - 1813 - 296 pages
...beautifully exemplifies this rule. " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the hetter artist ; in the one we admire the man ; in the other the work. Homer hurries us with a eommanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attraetive majesty. Homer seatters with a generous... | |
| Jonathan Morgan - English language - 1814 - 298 pages
...consist of contrast. The following comparison of Homer and Virgil, by Mr. Pope, is really elegant. 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 impetuosity ; Virgil leads... | |
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