The Iliad of Homer, Volume 1Charles Rivington, 1760 - Achilles (Greek mythology) |
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... poetry be- yond the limits he has fet : every attempt of this nature has proved unsuccessful ; and after all the various changes of times and religions , his Gods continue to this day the Gods of poetry . We come now to the characters ...
... poetry be- yond the limits he has fet : every attempt of this nature has proved unsuccessful ; and after all the various changes of times and religions , his Gods continue to this day the Gods of poetry . We come now to the characters ...
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Homer. As for the state of Poetry , it was In Poetry . at a low pitch till the age of Ho- mer . There is mention of Orpheus , Linus , and Mufæus , venerable names in antiquity , and emi- nently celebrated in fable for the wonderful power ...
Homer. As for the state of Poetry , it was In Poetry . at a low pitch till the age of Ho- mer . There is mention of Orpheus , Linus , and Mufæus , venerable names in antiquity , and emi- nently celebrated in fable for the wonderful power ...
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... poetry , which was not till then established . " The oratorial elocution ( fays * Strabo ) is but an imitation of the poetical ; this appeared " firft and was approved : they who imitated << W it , took off the measures , but still ...
... poetry , which was not till then established . " The oratorial elocution ( fays * Strabo ) is but an imitation of the poetical ; this appeared " firft and was approved : they who imitated << W it , took off the measures , but still ...
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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