The Odyssey of Homer, Volume 3T. Longman, 1796 - Epic poetry, Greek |
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... things impoffible , provided they are probable , before things poffible , that are nevertheless incredible . Chap . xv . This rule is not without obfcurity ; but Monfieur Dacier has explained it in his Annotations upon that author : a thing ...
... things impoffible , provided they are probable , before things poffible , that are nevertheless incredible . Chap . xv . This rule is not without obfcurity ; but Monfieur Dacier has explained it in his Annotations upon that author : a thing ...
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... things , that it is a place where all things are forgotten . Or thus : Soon fhall thy fhip old Ocean's border gain , Where the low fhore goes fhelving to the main : for utmoft ends does not feem an eligible phrase . Ver . 608. ] Thus ...
... things , that it is a place where all things are forgotten . Or thus : Soon fhall thy fhip old Ocean's border gain , Where the low fhore goes fhelving to the main : for utmoft ends does not feem an eligible phrase . Ver . 608. ] Thus ...
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... thing , generally add fome- thing to the truth of it , that it may better please those who " hear it . Homer ... things that depend on miracle , to the miracle itself , and re- To warn the thoughtless self - confiding train , No ...
... thing , generally add fome- thing to the truth of it , that it may better please those who " hear it . Homer ... things that depend on miracle , to the miracle itself , and re- To warn the thoughtless self - confiding train , No ...
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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