 Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.  The Iliad of Homer - Page lxviiiby Homer - 1796 - 294 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - Great Britain - 1729 - 438 pages
...attend their Name ! Read HOMER once, and you can read no more 3 For all Books elfe appear fo mean, Ib poor, Verfe will feem Profe ; but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. Had Bossu never writ, the World had ftillr Like Indians, view'd this \vondr6us Piece of Skill ; As... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - Great Britain - 1729 - 428 pages
...endlefs Fame, And Univerfal Shouts, attend their Name! Read HOMER once, and you can read no more i For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Profe ; but ftillperfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. HadBossu never writ, the World had... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - Great Britain - 1740 - 480 pages
...once, and you can read no more ; • i « • • • For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Vcrfe will feem Profe > but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. Had Bossu never writ, the World had ftill, . Like Indians, view'd this wondrous Piece of Skill $ As... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 444 pages
...obfervatio« ihould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent Ejjay} fa complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will Jeem Profe : but ßillferßß to read, And Homer 'will be all the Books you need, That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 368 pages
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent EJJay) fo complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more; For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will fe em Profe : lutjlill perftft to read, And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent EJfay) fo complete a Praife, Read Homer once, and you can read no more*, For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will fe em Proje : but Jill I perfift to read^ And Homer will be all the Books you need* That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...read no more ; Far all Books elfe appear jo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Prcfe : butjlill perfijl to read. And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Hallifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is,hard t;o £y whether the advancement of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...mare j For all Booh elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe wi/Jfeem Profe : but ftill perjvft to nad. And Homer 'will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Hallifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to lay whether the advancement of the... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1752 - 302 pages
...ftrength united ! endlefs fanje, , And univerfal fbouts, attend their name ! AN ESSAY ON-POETRY. 87 Read HOMER once, and you can read no more; For all books clfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem profe; but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 344 pages
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent E/Jay) So complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all Books elfe off ear fo mean, fo poor, Verje -Mill feem Profe : but jlill perjijl to read, And Homer will be all... | |
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