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" Adonis killed by the Boar, and others, you have the vigour and delicacy of Anacreon ; in his Hylas, and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is much more pathetical, clear and pleasant, than Apollonius on the same, or any other subject. "
An Introduction to the Classics; Containing, A Short Discourse on Their ... - Page 20
by Anthony Blackwall - 1718
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Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors ...

1750 - 374 pages
...of Cupid ftung, Adonis killed by the Boar, and others, you have the Vigor and Delicacy of Anacreon ; in his Hylas and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is...Apollonius on the fame, or any other Subject. In his Converfation of Alcmena and Tirefias, of Hercules., and the old Servant of Augeas, in Cynlfca and Thycnichus,...
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Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of the Greek and ..., Volume 1

Edward Harwood - 1778 - 412 pages
...Cupid ftung, Adonis killed by the Boar, and others, you have the Spirit and Delicacy of Anacreon ; in his Hylas and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is much more pathetic, clear, and agreeable than Apollonius on the lame, or any other Subject. In his Converfation...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...poems of Cupid ftung, Adonis killed by the Boar, &c. you have the vigour and delicacy of Anncreon ; in his Hylas, and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is much more pathetic?.!, clear and pleafant, than Apollonius on the fame, or any other fubjefl. in his converfation...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Cook's Hesiod. Fawke's ...

1795 - 848 pages
...Adonis killed by the boar, and others, * you have the vigour and delicacy of Ana" crean ; in his Hj las, and combat of Pollux * and Amycus, he is much more...pleafant, than Apollonius on the * fame, or any other fubjecV In his converfa* tv» of Alcmena and Tircfia«, of Hercules * and the old ferrant of Augeas,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

1797 - 680 pages
...poems of Cupid Hung, Hdoais killed by the Boar, &c. you have the vigour and delicacy of Anacreon ; in his Hylas, and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he...pleafant, than Apollonius on the fame, or any other fubjeir.. In his converfationof Alcmena and Tirefias, of Hercules and the old fervant of Augeas, in...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 20

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 798 pages
...of Cupid Hung, Adonis killed by the Boar, and others, you have the vigour and delicacy of Anacreon; in his Hylas, and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is much more pathetical, clear and pleasant, than Apollonius on the same, or any other iubject. In his conversation of Alcmena and Tiresiaa,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 20

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 796 pages
...of Cu •tung, Adonis killed by the Boar, and others, you have the vigour and delicacy of Anacrcon ; his Hylas, and Combat of Pollux and Amycus, he is much more pathetical, clear and plea, a than Apollonius on the same, or any other subject. In his conversation of Alcmena and Tiresi...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...poems of Cupid stung, Adonis killed by the boar, &c. you have the vigour and delicacy of Anacreon ; to mend or reform them ; which, whenever he does, it must be by greater instruments pleasant, than Apollonius on the same, or any other subject. In his conversation of Alcmenaand Tiresias,...
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