 Homer makes us hearers, and Virgil leaves us readers. If in the next place we take a view of the sentiments, the same presiding faculty is eminent in the sublimity and spirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer...  Translation of the Iliad of Homer - Page ixby Homer, Alexander Pope - 1851 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...fentiments, the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...fentimentSy the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 368 pages
...fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given liis opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiihenrs in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...ihejfnftmrnfs, the lame presiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longtnus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 pages
...prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opimon, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 344 pages
...fentlments, the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fehtiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 436 pages
...thefcn(iwents, the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they jiave fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...fentiments, the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pages
...fentimentsT the fame prefiding faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...fentiments, the fame prefid'mg faculty is eminent in the fublimity and fpirit of his thoughts. Longinus has given his opinion, that it was in this part Homer principally excelled. What were alone fufficient to prove the grandeur and excellence of his fentiments in general, is, that they have fo... | |
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