The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... poem . This diftinction be- tween two authors who have been so successful , seemed ne- ceffary to be taken notice of ... poets . 66 very . 1. ] Quintilian has told us , that from the beginning of Homer's two poems the rules of all ...
... poem . This diftinction be- tween two authors who have been so successful , seemed ne- ceffary to be taken notice of ... poets . 66 very . 1. ] Quintilian has told us , that from the beginning of Homer's two poems the rules of all ...
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... poem called Margites , as Ariftotle reports . Though that piece be loft , this character of Therfites may give us a taste of his vein in that kind . But whether ludicrous descrip- tions ought to have place in the Epic poem , has been ...
... poem called Margites , as Ariftotle reports . Though that piece be loft , this character of Therfites may give us a taste of his vein in that kind . But whether ludicrous descrip- tions ought to have place in the Epic poem , has been ...
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... poem . Homer him- felf gives us the reason , because Nireus had but a small share of worth and valour ; his Quality ... Poets from oblivion ; but few Poets have ever done this favour to want of merit , with fo much judgment . De- metrius ...
... poem . Homer him- felf gives us the reason , because Nireus had but a small share of worth and valour ; his Quality ... Poets from oblivion ; but few Poets have ever done this favour to want of merit , with fo much judgment . De- metrius ...
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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