 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to affign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in reality the confequences of his merit. The fame might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work > but when they come, to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in reality the confequences of his merit. The fame might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to affign the caufes of the great reputation of (he Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times, and the prejudice of tbofe that followed : And in purfuance of this principle, they make thofe accidents (fuch as the contention... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his -work ; but when they come to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in reality the confequencesof his merit. The fame might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to affign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignoranee of his times, and the prejudice of thofe that followed : And in purfuance of this principle,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 436 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to afiign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...prejudice of thofe that followed : And in purfuance of thisf principle, they make thofe accidents (fuch as thd contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufe*... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work} but when they come to arEgn the cautes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...followed: And in purfuance of this principle, they make thole accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to affign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...and in purfuance of this principle, they make thofe accident» (fuch as the contention of the cities, &c.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his vork ; but when they come to aflii;n the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...followed : and in purfuance of this principle, they make thofr accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, &c. ) to be the caufes of his fame, which were... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it...times and the prejudice of thofe that followed: and in purfuauce of this principle, they make thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, &c.)... | |
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Homer and that of his work ; but when they come to assign the causes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times and the prejudice of... 
