 | Homerus - 1720
...Virgil befto ws with a careful magnificence: Homer, like the Nile, pours-out his riches with a fud•den overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant dream. When we behold thet» battels, methinks the two Poets referable the Heroes they celebrate:... | |
 | 1750
...Virgil leads us with an attractive Majefty. Homer fcatters with a generous Profufion, Virgil beflows with a careful Magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his Riches with a fudden Overflow, Krgil like a River in its Banks, with a gentle and conftant Stream. When we behold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with 3 gentle and confhnt ftream. When we behold... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundJefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftrearn. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751
...Virgil leads us with an attractive majefty: Homer fcatters with a generous profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752
...bcftows with a careful magnirkcncc : Hcrr.^r, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a buur.Jlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a. gentle and conftant ftream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two Poets refemble the Heroes they celebrate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757
...Virgil leads us with an attraftive majeftv : Homer fcatters with a generous pro full on, Virgil bellows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conilant ftream. When we... | |
 | Edward Harwood - 1778
...Virgil leads us with an attractive Majefty. Homer fcatters with a generous Profufion, Virgil beftows with a careful Magnificence. Homer* like the Nile, pours out his Riches with a fudden Overflow ; Virgil, like a River full to its Banks, with a gentle and conftant Stream. When we... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778
...Virgil leads xis with an attra&ive majefty : Homer fcatters with a generous profufion; Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and conftant ftream. When we... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779
...Virgil beftows with a careful magnificence : Homer, l:ke the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundlefs overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and ccnftant ftream. When we behold their battles, methinks the two poets refemble the heroes they celebrate... | |
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Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the other the work. Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generous profusion,... 
