 | Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 934 sivua
...the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fhould be moil " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfe...and heroes, and even " to the tragic poets, than to Ctcnas, Herodotus, Hellu" uicus, and writers of that clafs. Even the generality " of hiftorians who... | |
 | Charles Vallencey - 1786 - 934 sivua
...received upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding merely upon this principle, that they ihould be moft likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having...truft to Hefiod and Homer, when they prefent us with a lid of demigods and heroes, and even to the tragic poets, than to Ctefias, Herodotus, Hellanicus, and... | |
 | Charles Vallancey - 1786 - 678 sivua
..." upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fliould be moft " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having...marvellous and new. On this account we " may more fafely trirft to Hefiod and Homer, when they " prcfent us with a lift of demigods and heroes, and even " to... | |
 | 1786 - 940 sivua
...moft " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfc to " what was marvellous and new. On ihis account we " may more fafely truft to Hefiod and Homer, when they " prcfcnt us with a lift of demigods and heroes, and even " to the tragic poets, than to Ctcfias, Herodotus,... | |
 | Jacob Bryant - 1807 - 474 sivua
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please peoples fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of Demigods and Heroes, and eren... | |
 | George Montagu (6th duke of Manchester.) - 1845 - 582 sivua
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please people's fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of demigods and heroes, and even... | |
 | George Montagu Duke of Manchester - 1845 - 550 sivua
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please people's fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of demigods and heroes, and even... | |
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which they had neither feen, nor heard, nor received " upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fhould be moil " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfe to 