 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 Lectures of Dr. Blair - Page 101de Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1838 - 360 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 230 pages
...riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. Homer is like his own Jupiter, in his terrors shaking Olympus,...scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens ; Virgil is like the same Power in his benevolence, counselling with the Gods, laying plans for empires, and... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 458 pages
...Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant " stream. And when we look upon their ma" chines, Homer seems, like his own Jupiter in " his terrors,...counselling " with the gods, laying plans for empires, and or" dering his whole creation." Periods thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 pages
...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 Jupiter in his terrours, shaking Olym" pus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the " heavens. Virgil, like the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 320 pages
...pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. When we look upon their machines, Homer seems like...Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and firing the heavens. Virgil like the same power in his benevolence, counselling with... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action ; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. vise with your bookseller. Pope. §28. The Duly of...youth, and became a new man. I considered myself as in regularly ordering his whole creation. But after all, it is with great parts, as with great virtues,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 518 pages
...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 - 1824 - 510 pages
...Homer, Kke 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 bis own Jupiter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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. Having now spoken of the beauties and defects of the original,... | |
 | Homer - 1825 - 298 pages
...appears undisturhed in the midst of the action ; disposes all ahout him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power in his henevolence, counselling with the Gods, laying plans foi empires, and regularly ordering his whole... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1826 - 320 pages
...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its hanks, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their...Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightuings, and firing the heavens ; Virgil, like the same power in his benevolence, counselling with... | |
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