Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 3Jones & Company, 1829 |
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Page 96
... Iliad , ce- lebrated by numerous pens , yet shall it suffice to mention the idefatigable Sir Richard Blackmore , Knt . who ( though otherwise a severe censurer of our au- thor ) yet styleth this a laudable translation.'ยง That ready ...
... Iliad , ce- lebrated by numerous pens , yet shall it suffice to mention the idefatigable Sir Richard Blackmore , Knt . who ( though otherwise a severe censurer of our au- thor ) yet styleth this a laudable translation.'ยง That ready ...
Page 97
... Iliad will appear in English with as little disadvantage to that immortal poem . " As to the rest , there is a slight mistake , for this younger muse was an elder ; nor was the gentleman ( who is a friend of our author ) employed by Mr ...
... Iliad will appear in English with as little disadvantage to that immortal poem . " As to the rest , there is a slight mistake , for this younger muse was an elder ; nor was the gentleman ( who is a friend of our author ) employed by Mr ...
Page 98
... Iliad , scarce could make me sing , Unless I justly could at once commend A good companion , and as firm a friend ; One moral , or a mere well - natured deed , Can all desert in sciences exceed . * So also is he deciphered by The Hon ...
... Iliad , scarce could make me sing , Unless I justly could at once commend A good companion , and as firm a friend ; One moral , or a mere well - natured deed , Can all desert in sciences exceed . * So also is he deciphered by The Hon ...
Page 100
... Iliad and Odyssey gave example to tragedy , so did this poem to co- medy its first idea . And ac- From these authors also it should seem that the hero , or chief personage of it was no less obscure , and his understanding and sentiments ...
... Iliad and Odyssey gave example to tragedy , so did this poem to co- medy its first idea . And ac- From these authors also it should seem that the hero , or chief personage of it was no less obscure , and his understanding and sentiments ...
Page 103
... Iliad or neis , that Achilles was brave enough to overturn one empire , or Eneas pious enough to raise another , had they not been goddess born , and princes bred . What then did this author mean , by erecting a player instead of one of ...
... Iliad or neis , that Achilles was brave enough to overturn one empire , or Eneas pious enough to raise another , had they not been goddess born , and princes bred . What then did this author mean , by erecting a player instead of one of ...
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