 He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shown himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly a translation as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written.  The National Review - Page 282edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...soul to embrace all forms. He would have made a great Epic Poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one; for his Homer is not so properly...these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greekzeal for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
...soul to embrace all forms. He would have made a great Epic Poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greekzeal for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 pages
...to embrace all forms. He would have made a great Epic Poet, it' indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he ha* put into every part of these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations.... | |
 | Homer, George Chapman - 1818 - 278 pages
...soul to embrace all forms. He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one; for his Homer is not so properly...these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the honour of his heroes is only paralleled by that... | |
 | Homerus - 1818 - 290 pages
...soul to embrace all forms. He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one; for his Homer is not so properly...these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the honour of his heroes is only paralleled by that... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1818 - 288 pages
...forms and modes of being. He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one; for his Homer is not so properly...these poems, would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the glory of his heroes can only be paralleled by that... | |
 | 1821 - 398 pages
...him in the undertaking. " He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...him in the undertaking. " He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...him in the undertaking. " He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...him in the undertaking. " He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shewn himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled... | |
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