“The” Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1858 - 429 pages |
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Page 26
... Iliad . ' : But he treated the Muses with ingratitude ; for , having long conversed familiarly with the great , he wished to be considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ; and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted ...
... Iliad . ' : But he treated the Muses with ingratitude ; for , having long conversed familiarly with the great , he wished to be considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ; and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted ...
Page 47
... Iliad , " under- took the " Odyssey , " being , as it seems , weary of translating , he determined to engage auxiliaries . Twelve books he took to himself , and twelve he distributed between Broome and Fenton : the books allotted to ...
... Iliad , " under- took the " Odyssey , " being , as it seems , weary of translating , he determined to engage auxiliaries . Twelve books he took to himself , and twelve he distributed between Broome and Fenton : the books allotted to ...
Page 73
... Iliad , " as trans- lated by himself , an apparent opposition to Pope's " Homer , " of which the first part made its entrance into the world at the same time . แ Addison declared that the rival versions were both good , but that ...
... Iliad , " as trans- lated by himself , an apparent opposition to Pope's " Homer , " of which the first part made its entrance into the world at the same time . แ Addison declared that the rival versions were both good , but that ...
Page 74
... Iliad ; ' that he designed to print it , and had desired him to look it over ; that he must therefore beg that I would not desire him to look over my first book , because , if he did , it would have the air of double - dealing . ' I ...
... Iliad ; ' that he designed to print it , and had desired him to look it over ; that he must therefore beg that I would not desire him to look over my first book , because , if he did , it would have the air of double - dealing . ' I ...
Page 193
... Iliad ; " and in the volumes of poetry published by Lintot , commonly called " Pope's Miscellanies , " many of his early pieces were inserted . Pope and Broome were to be yet more closely connected . When the success of the " Iliad ...
... Iliad ; " and in the volumes of poetry published by Lintot , commonly called " Pope's Miscellanies , " many of his early pieces were inserted . Pope and Broome were to be yet more closely connected . When the success of the " Iliad ...
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