 And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power, in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires,...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Kectures of Dr. Blair - Էջ 99Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1832 - 360 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 346 էջ
...terror,^ ftxajung Olympus, fcattering the lightnings, and firing the Heavens ; Virgil, like the fame power in. his, benevolence, counselling with the Gods, laying plans for empires, and regular]}' ordering his whole creatiflri. flfct ajter alJt, UU with, great parts as with great virtues,,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 412 էջ
...lightcnings, fc and firing the heavens ; Virgil', like " the fame power, in his benevolence, " counfelling with the Gods, laying " plans for empires, and ordering...propriety, and not too frequently repeated, have a fenfible and attractive beauty : but if fuch a conftruction be aimed at in all our fentences, it betrays... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 էջ
...lightnings, " and firing the heavens ; Virgil, like the fame " Power, in his benevolence, counfelling with " the gods, laying plans for empires, and " ordering his whole creation." — Periods thus conftru&ed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning too often, have a fenfible beauty.... | |
 | John Walker - 1801 - 424 էջ
...like the Nile, pours out his riches with a " sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its " banks, with a constant stream. And when we " look upon their...counselling with " the Gods, laying plans for empires, and or" dering his whole creation." Periods of this kind, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1805 - 280 էջ
...lightnings, and fir" ing the heavens. Virgil like the fame power- in his " benevolence, counfelling with the gods, laying plans " for empires, and ordering his whole creation." Periods, thus conftru£ted, when introduced with propriety, and not too frequently repeated, have a fenfible... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 էջ
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering his whole creation. But after all, it is with great parts, as with great virtues,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 էջ
...like the Nile, " pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like " a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And when we " look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupi" ter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, " and firing the heavens ; Virgil,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 330 էջ
...his own Jupiter in his ter<' rors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and fir" irig the heavenst Virgil like the same power in his '; benevolence,...plans " for empires, and ordering his whole creation." Peri. ods, thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not loo frequently repeated, have... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 էջ
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action ; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his tcrroun, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 էջ
...tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terreurs, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in hU benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering Ьи ahole... | |
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