 | Homerus - 1720 - 382 pages
...ds 'well as a greater length of time*, and contra<9i'ng the defign ofbathH«»jer'spoernsinto on«, which is yet but a fourth part as large as his. The other Epic Poets have us'd the feme praftice, but generally carry"d it fo far as to fuperinduce'a multiplicity of fables,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more extenfive fubject, as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is...large as his. The other Epic Poets have ufed the fame practice, but generally carry'd it fo far as to fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables, deftroy the unity... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more exteniive fubjecl:, as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is...large as his. The other Epic Poets have ufed the fame practice, but generally carry'd it fo far as to fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables, deftroy the unity... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pages
...fifty days. Virgil, for want of fo warm a genius, aided himfelf by taking in a more extenfive fubjeft, as well as a greater length of time, and contrafting...have ufed the fame praftice, but generally carried itfe far as to fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables, deftroy the unity of action, and lofe their readers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more extenfive fub-' ject, as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is...as large as his. The other Epic Poets have ufed the Tame practice, but generally carried it fo far as to fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables, deftroy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...taking in a more extenfive fubjeft, as well as a greater length of time, and contrafting the dcfign of both Homer's poems into one, which is yet but a...fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables, deftroy the unity of aftion., and lofe their readers in an unreafonable length of time. Nor is it only in the main defign... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...liimfelf by taking in a more extenfive fubjeft, as well as a greater length of time, and contrailing the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is yet but a fourth pan as large as his. The other epic poets have ufed the fame practice, but generally carried it fo... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more extenfive fnbject, as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is...large as his. The other epic poets have ufed the fame practice, tut generally carried it fo far as to foperinducc a multiplicity of fables, deftroy the unity... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more extenuve iubjci't, as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is...fourth part as large as his. The other epic poets have ufcd the fame practice, but generally carried it fo far as to fuperinduce a multiplicity of fables,... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...himfelf by taking in a more eztenuve fubject. as well as a greater length of time, and contracting the defign of both Homer's poems into one, which is yet but a fourth part as large as hie. The other epic poets have ufed the fame practice, but generally carried it Co far as to fuperinduce... | |
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