The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... learning reaffumed its dig- nity , and Homer obtained his pro- per place in the esteem of mankind . Reftoration of Homer's works to their just cha- racter . His books are now no longer the scheme of a living religion , but become the ...
... learning reaffumed its dig- nity , and Homer obtained his pro- per place in the esteem of mankind . Reftoration of Homer's works to their just cha- racter . His books are now no longer the scheme of a living religion , but become the ...
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... learning in all kinds , than their fingle understanding in Poetry . Hence it comes to pafs , that their remarks are rather philosophical , historical , geographical , allegorical , or in fhort any thing rather than critical and poetical ...
... learning in all kinds , than their fingle understanding in Poetry . Hence it comes to pafs , that their remarks are rather philosophical , historical , geographical , allegorical , or in fhort any thing rather than critical and poetical ...
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... learning , and by which we contribute nothing to raise his character , while we facrifice our judgment in the eyes of others . It is fufficient to have gone thus far , in fhewing he was the father of learning , a foul capable of ranging ...
... learning , and by which we contribute nothing to raise his character , while we facrifice our judgment in the eyes of others . It is fufficient to have gone thus far , in fhewing he was the father of learning , a foul capable of ranging ...
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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