 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 260 ページ
...: " Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant strenm." — Periods thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning too often,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1837 - 242 ページ
...this rule. Homer was the greater genius; Virgfl" the better artist: in the one we admire the man ; in the other the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, ponrs out his riches with a sudden overflow ; VirgiL h'ke a river in its banks, with a constant stream.... | |
 | Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1838 - 372 ページ
...giving. ' Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil, the better artist ; in the one, we must admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its bank, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 ページ
...one. 5. Homer was the greater genius; Virgil the better artist: in the one, we most admire the man; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his richss with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. — And when... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 ページ
...Homer* was the greater genius ; — Virgilf the better artist. In the one, we most admire the man ; — in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile,j pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; — Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 ページ
...scatter! wuh a generojs profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nib, 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 Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 ページ
...Homer was the , greater genius ; Virgil the better artist ; in the one, we most admire •the man; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 ページ
...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...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in it.< banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 ページ
...genius; Virgil the better artist: in the one, we most admire the man; in the other, the work. IJomer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads...magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his richas with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a rivei in its banks, with a constant stream. — And when... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, Charles Fox - 1841 - 290 ページ
...given : "Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man : in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning too often, have a sensible beauty. But we must •beware of carrying our attention to... | |
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Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man; in. the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion;... 
