The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... Poet does not entirely neglect truth ; the rest is fabulous , because naked truth would not be fufficiently furprizing ; for the marvellous ought to take place , especially in epick poetry . But it may be asked , does not Homer offend ...
... Poet does not entirely neglect truth ; the rest is fabulous , because naked truth would not be fufficiently furprizing ; for the marvellous ought to take place , especially in epick poetry . But it may be asked , does not Homer offend ...
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... Poet immediately fubjoins , that the ghost of Elpenor was the first that he encountered in these regions of darkness . But these objections will be easily answered by having recourfe to the notions which the antients entertained ...
... Poet immediately fubjoins , that the ghost of Elpenor was the first that he encountered in these regions of darkness . But these objections will be easily answered by having recourfe to the notions which the antients entertained ...
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... Poet from deliver- ing his story in a plain fimple way like an hiftorian , it makes the auditors witneffes of it , and the action discovers itself . Thus for inftance , it is not Homer , but Ulyffes who speaks ; the Poet is withdrawn ...
... Poet from deliver- ing his story in a plain fimple way like an hiftorian , it makes the auditors witneffes of it , and the action discovers itself . Thus for inftance , it is not Homer , but Ulyffes who speaks ; the Poet is withdrawn ...
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Æneid againſt Alcinous Anticlea antient aſked becauſe breaſt Caïcus Chapman Circe companions confequently couplet Dacier dæmon darkneſs defcends defcription deſcribes dreadful Elpenor Enipeus Euftathius Eumæus Eurylochus Eurypylus ev'ry expreffion exprefs eyes fable facred fafe faid falchion fame fate fays feas feaſt feems fhade fhall fhews fhip fhore fhort fhould fignifies firft firſt flain fleep fome forrow foul fpeaks ftand ftill ftory fuch Goddeſs Gods gueſt heav'n hell herds hero himſelf Homer honour Iliad inftance iſland Jove loft moſt muſt night o'er obferves occafion Odyffey Odyſſey Ogilby paffage perfon Phæacians pleaſe pleaſure Poet poetry pow'r reaſon reft repreſent rhymes rife ſay Scylla ſhade ſhall ſhe ſhip ſhore ſpeaks ſpread ſtay ſtory Strabo Symplegades Telegonus Telemachus thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflator Ulyffes underſtand underſtood uſed veffel verfe verfion verſe Virgil whofe whoſe winds wiſdom woes words καὶ