The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... nature was wearied out , and that he fell into an involuntary repofe ; it can therefore be no diminution to his character to be forced to yield to the calls of nature , any more than it is to be hungry : his prudence and love of his ...
... nature was wearied out , and that he fell into an involuntary repofe ; it can therefore be no diminution to his character to be forced to yield to the calls of nature , any more than it is to be hungry : his prudence and love of his ...
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... nature were to be introduced into modern poetry , I am of opinion it would fall under ridicule for a want of delicacy : but in reality , images drawn from nature , and a rural life , have always a very good effect ; in particular , this ...
... nature were to be introduced into modern poetry , I am of opinion it would fall under ridicule for a want of delicacy : but in reality , images drawn from nature , and a rural life , have always a very good effect ; in particular , this ...
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... nature , and degenerate into brutality . 1 I am not in the number of those who believe that there never were any magicians who performed things of an uncommon nature the story of Jannes and Jambres , of the Witch of Endor , and Simon ...
... nature , and degenerate into brutality . 1 I am not in the number of those who believe that there never were any magicians who performed things of an uncommon nature the story of Jannes and Jambres , of the Witch of Endor , and Simon ...
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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