The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... story invented , which makes him con- clude it in a manner altogether beneath the greatness of a genius . We find , in the life said to be written by Plutarch , a tradition , " That " he was warned by an oracle to beware of the young ...
... story invented , which makes him con- clude it in a manner altogether beneath the greatness of a genius . We find , in the life said to be written by Plutarch , a tradition , " That " he was warned by an oracle to beware of the young ...
Page lxxix
... Stories of Ho mer proceeding from trifling cu riofity . III . The third manner in which the life of Homer has been ... story of him to the world . Perhaps the want of choice materials might put them upon the neceffity ; or perhaps an ...
... Stories of Ho mer proceeding from trifling cu riofity . III . The third manner in which the life of Homer has been ... story of him to the world . Perhaps the want of choice materials might put them upon the neceffity ; or perhaps an ...
Page cv
... story is fomething loose , as may be seen by the account of it still preserved in Euftathius's Comment on the Odyssey . t Plat . in Phæd . Laertius in vita Cleobuli . y Euftath . in Odyff , 10 . y 27 Longin . § . 36. Edit . Tollii . x ...
... story is fomething loose , as may be seen by the account of it still preserved in Euftathius's Comment on the Odyssey . t Plat . in Phæd . Laertius in vita Cleobuli . y Euftath . in Odyff , 10 . y 27 Longin . § . 36. Edit . Tollii . x ...
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Achilles againſt Agamemnon ancient anſwer Atrides beauty becauſe beſt cauſe Chalcis chief Chios compariſon criticks defcends defign deſcribes deſcription Euftathius expreffion fable facred faid fame fays fceptre feems fhall fhews fhips fhore fhould fide fimile fince firft firſt fome fpeech fpirit ftadia ftill ftories fubject fuch Goddeſs Gods greateſt Grecian Greece Greeks Heroes himſelf Homer honour Ibid Idomeneus Iliad imagine itſelf Jove Jupiter juſt King laſt Leo Allatius Lycurgus Macrobius Madam Dacier moft moſt muſt Neftor Nireus o'er obferved occafion paffage paffion Pauf Peneus perfons Phthiotis pleaſure Plutarch poem Poet poetry pow'r praiſe preferved Prieſt Princes promiſe Pteleon racter raiſe reaſon repreſenting rife ſays ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhips ſhore ſkies ſome ſpeak ſpoken ſtate Statius ſtill ſtory Strab ſtrength Suidas thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranflation Trojan Troy Ulyffes uſed verſe Virgil warriours whofe whoſe wiſdom καὶ