 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 262 ページ
...given : " Homerwas 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 this... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 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...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,... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1840 - 844 ページ
...an attractive majesty. ¡lomer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virfil bestows with a careless magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his...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,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1840 - 874 ページ
...genius, Virgil the better artist: in the one we admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hur•ies us with a commanding impetuosity; Virgil leads us...with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careless magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil,... | |
 | William Russell - 1844 - 428 ページ
...art. 5. Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist: in the one we more admire the man; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding...like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. EXERCISES ON THE RISING INFLECTION. RULE I. Questions which may be answered by Yes or No. 1. Is this... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 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...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,... | |
 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 ページ
...14. 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 tenor, shaking Olympus,... | |
 | William Russell - 1845 - 410 ページ
...judgment. The former is more the giffc of nature; the latter, more the product of culture and art. the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity...like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. EXERCISES ON THE RISING INFLECTION. RULE I. Qtiestions which may be answered by Yes or No. 1. Is this... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 ページ
...: Virgil the better artist ; in the one we admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries as with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with...careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out nis riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. When... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 ページ
...better artist ; in the one we admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries as with a com manding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty....profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Hemer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow , Virgil, like a river in its banks,... | |
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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;... 
