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Page 129
... particular in several parts of the Iliad and Odyssey , though at the same time those , who have treated this great poet with can- dour , have attributed this defect to the times in which he lived . It was the fault of the age , and not ...
... particular in several parts of the Iliad and Odyssey , though at the same time those , who have treated this great poet with can- dour , have attributed this defect to the times in which he lived . It was the fault of the age , and not ...
Page 247
... particular the author has conformed himself to the example of Homer , and the precept of Horace . His invocation to a work , which turns in a great measure upon the creation of the world , is very properly made to the Muse who inspired ...
... particular the author has conformed himself to the example of Homer , and the precept of Horace . His invocation to a work , which turns in a great measure upon the creation of the world , is very properly made to the Muse who inspired ...
Page 251
... particular the author has conformed himself to the example of Homer , and the precept of Horace . His invocation to a work , which turns in a great measure upon the creation of the world , is very properly made to the Muse who inspired ...
... particular the author has conformed himself to the example of Homer , and the precept of Horace . His invocation to a work , which turns in a great measure upon the creation of the world , is very properly made to the Muse who inspired ...
Contents
VOL V | 25 |
LETTER from a Coquette to a new mar | 254 |
Letters from an old Bachelorfrom Lovers | 260 |
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