Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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... Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them : that this opinion is erroneous may be probably con- cluded , because this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; because Virgil himself filled up one broken ...
... Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them : that this opinion is erroneous may be probably con- cluded , because this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; because Virgil himself filled up one broken ...
Page 330
... Virgil , the dis- criminative excellence of Homer is elevation and comprehension of thought , and that of Virgil is grace and splendor of diction . The beauties of Homer are therefore difficult to be lost , and those of Virgil diffi ...
... Virgil , the dis- criminative excellence of Homer is elevation and comprehension of thought , and that of Virgil is grace and splendor of diction . The beauties of Homer are therefore difficult to be lost , and those of Virgil diffi ...
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... Virgil's , no more than the sense of the precedent couplet ; so again , he interpolates Virgil with that and the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st around . A ridiculous Latinism , and an ...
... Virgil's , no more than the sense of the precedent couplet ; so again , he interpolates Virgil with that and the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st around . A ridiculous Latinism , and an ...
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