| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...The prailc ot,' judgment Virgil hasjuftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...whatever. The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly conteiledwith him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies; but his Invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the grcateil of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...The praife of judgment Virgil has jullly contcftcd with him, and others may have their pretenfions at to particular excellencies ; but his invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moll excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...The praife of judgment, Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their prctenfions as to particular excellencies, but his invention remains...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of »poetry. It is the invention... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is. the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...The praife of Judgment Virgil has juftly contefted with him, and others may have their pretenfions as to particular excellencies ; but his Invention...is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greateft of poets, who moft excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the Invention... | |
| Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...; E. Jeflery ; Black, Parry, and Kinglbur1r ; PREFACE. HOMER is universally allowed to have had tha greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise...particular excellencies ; but his Invention remains yet uurivalled. !Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greatest of poets, who most excelled... | |
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