The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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Page 128
... relations as fables , contrary to the univerfal character of their ignorant credulity ; I therefore am perfuaded that popph iw fignifies the pleasantness or beauty of his relation , and Operis ional the integrity of his heart in oppo ...
... relations as fables , contrary to the univerfal character of their ignorant credulity ; I therefore am perfuaded that popph iw fignifies the pleasantness or beauty of his relation , and Operis ional the integrity of his heart in oppo ...
Page 304
... relation of his life , fortunes , and calamities , that brought him to a ftrange country , where he has no acquaint- ance or friend ? This obliges him to be circumftantial , nothing giving a greater air of probability than descending to ...
... relation of his life , fortunes , and calamities , that brought him to a ftrange country , where he has no acquaint- ance or friend ? This obliges him to be circumftantial , nothing giving a greater air of probability than descending to ...
Page 334
... relation of Ulyffes has escaped the cenfure of the Criticks : the circumftance of getting the cloak of Thoas in the ... relations should not at all be intro- duced into epick poetry . P. With better hand fhall grace with fit attires 585 ...
... relation of Ulyffes has escaped the cenfure of the Criticks : the circumftance of getting the cloak of Thoas in the ... relations should not at all be intro- duced into epick poetry . P. With better hand fhall grace with fit attires 585 ...
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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