 | Homerus - 1720 - 382 pages
...writer is warm, and fully po'Jeft ot his image : however it may be reasonably believed they defign'd this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a...be judges of it, but thofe who have will fee I have endeavour'd at this beauty. capable of doing juftice to Homer. 1 attempt him in Upon the whole, I mud... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...writer is warm, and fully pofleft of his image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a...judges of it ; but thofe who have, will fee I have ende.svour'd at this beauty. Upon the whole, I maft confefs myfelf utterly incapable of doing juftice... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...writer is warm, and fully pofleft of his image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manife-ftly appears in...judges of it ; but thofe who have, will fee I have endeavour' d at this beauty. Upon the whole, I muft confefs myfelf utterly incapable of doing juftice... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 444 pages
...writer is warm, and fully poiTeft of his image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a fuperior degree to all others.. Few readers have and an enthufiaft in poetry. His own boaíí of having fmiihed half the Iliad in lefs than iifteen... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo rnanifeftly appears in a fuperior degree to all others. Few readers have the eat to be judges of it ; but thofe who have, will fee I 'have endeavour'd at this beauty. Upon the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...in whole vcric it fo manifeftly appear* in a fuperior degree to all others. Few readers have He car to be judges of it; but thofe who have, will fee I have endeavour'd at this beauty. Upon die whole, I muft confefs myfelf utterly incapable of doing juftice... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 pages
...fully pofleft of his image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe vrr£e it fo manifeftly appears in a fuperior degree to all...beauty. Upon the whole, I muft confefs myfelf utterly capable of doing juftice to Homer. I attempt -•> ja in no other hope but that which one may cn. rtain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pages
...writer is warm, and fully pofleft of his image : however it may be reafonably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a...have endeavoured at this -beauty. Upon the whole, I irmft confefs myfelf utterly in•capable of doing juftice to Homer. I attempt him in no other hope... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...writer is warm, and fully pofleffed of his image : however it may be reafonabty believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a...have endeavoured at this beauty. Upon the whole, I muftconfefs myfelf utterly i ncapable of doing jufUce to Homer. I attempt him in no other hope, but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...writer is warm, and fully poiTeft; of his image : however it may bereaibnably believed they defigned this, in whofe verfe it fo manifeftly appears in a...the ear to be judges of it; but thofe who have, will lee 1 have endeavoured at this beauty. Upon the whole, I muft confefs myfelf utterly incapable of doing... | |
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I must confess myself utterly incapable of doing justice to Homer. I attempt him in no other hope, but that which one may entertain without much vanity, of giving a more tolerable copy of him than any entire... 
