 Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety of thoughts and ornament of words; Homer was rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties, both of numbers » and of expressions,...  The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Sivu 19tekijä(t) Samuel Johnson - 1779Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sivua
...are wholly different, Virgil was of a quiet, ftdite Temper; Homer was violent, Impetuous, and full of Fire. The chief Talent of Virgil was Propriety...Expreffions, which his Language, and the Age in which he liv'd, allow'd him; Homer's Invention was more1 Virgil's more confin'd : So that if Homer had not led... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sivua
...are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, fedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties berties both of numbers, and of expreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 sivua
...are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties berties both of numbers, and of expreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 sivua
...are wholly different. Virgil wa> of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expreffiotfe, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's invention was... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 sivua
...Virjtl was of a quiet, fedate temper ; Homer was Ttolent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief ttlem of Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in hi> tiaajhts, and took all the liberties, both of numfers nd of expreffions, which his language, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 sivua
...are wholly ditferent. Virgil 'was of a quiet, fedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...and took all the liberties both of numbers and of eipreffions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him: Homer's invention was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sivua
...reformation of the theatre." thoughts, and took all the liberties both of numbers and of expressions, which his language, and the age in which he lived,...invention was more copious, Virgil's more confined ; so that if Homer had not led the way, it was not in Virgil to have begun heroick poetry ; for nothing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 sivua
...are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in his antagonist's coarseness, but not his strength. Collier replied ; for contest was his delight ; he was... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sivua
...are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...thoughts, and ornament of words : Homer was rapid in his antagonist's coarseness, but not his strength. Collier replied; for contest was his delight; he was... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 sivua
...are wholly tüüerent. Virgil was of n quiet, fedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, ami full of fire. The chief talent of Virgil was propriety...and took all the liberties both of numbers and of expveflions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him: Homer's invention was... | |
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