 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 sivua
...their manners, and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expressions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him. Homer's invention was... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 sivua
...their manners, and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of words : s Homer was rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liberties both of numbers and of expressions,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 sivua
...read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...thoughts, and ornament of words ; Homer was rapid 1n his thoughts, and took all the liberties both of numbers, and of expressions, which his language,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 sivua
...was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent 01 Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of...thoughts, and took all the liberties both of numbers, and ol expressions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's invention... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 sivua
...read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief talent 01 Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of words ; Homer was rapid in his thoughts, and took... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - 344 sivua
...; Homer was rapid 1n his thoughts, and took all the liberties both of numbers, and of expressions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him : Homer's 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... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1856 - 464 sivua
...read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper : Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expressions, which his language, and the age in which he lived, allowed him. Homer's invention was... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 sivua
...read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expression, which his language and the age in which he lived allowed him. Homer's invention was more... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 sivua
...was of a quiet, sedate temper; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of fire. The chief latent 01 Virgil was propriety of thoughts, and ornament of...Homer was rapid in his thoughts, and took all the liherties hoth of numhers, and of expressions, which' his language, and the age in which he lived,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 sivua
...read their manners and natural inclinations, which are wholly different. Virgil was of a quiet, sedate temper ; Homer was violent, impetuous, and full of...and took all the liberties, both of numbers and of expression, which his language and the age in which he lived allowed him. Homer's invention was more... | |
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In the works of the two authors we may read their manners and natural inclinations, which 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 of thoughts... 
