 And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter, in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens; Virgil, like the same power, in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires,...  Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Kectures of Dr. Blair - Seite 99von Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - 1832 - 360 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 Seiten
...Homer, like the Nile, pours out bis riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream — And when we look upon their...plans for empires, and ordering his whole creation. INTERROGATION.* RULE 1.— Questions asked by pronouns or adverbs, end with the falling inflection.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1819 - 550 Seiten
..." like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden " overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a " constant stream.— —And when we look upon...machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his V terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, " and firing the heavens ; Virgil, like the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 Seiten
..." like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden " overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a " constant stream. • And when we look upon..." laying plans for empires, and ordering his whole " creation."—Periods thus constructed, when introduced with propriety, and not returning too often,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 Seiten
...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river iu its hanks, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their machines, Homer sucms like his own Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightning, and firing the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1822 - 272 Seiten
...pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. When we look upon their machines, Homer seems, like his own Jupiter in his (errors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, anff firing the heavens. Virgil, like the same power... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 304 Seiten
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action ; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...counselling with the gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering his whole creation. Bat, after all, it is with great parts as with great virtues,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 Seiten
...appears undisturbed in the midst of the action ; disposes all about him, and conquers with tranquillity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...counselling with the Gods, laying plans for empires, and regularly ordering his whole creation. But after all, it is with great parts as with great virtues,... | |
 | Homerus - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...undisturbed in the midst of the action ; <lisposes all about him, and conquers with tranquilB2 lity. And when we look upon their machines, Homer seems...power in his benevolence, counselling with the gods, laving plans for empires, and regularly ordering his whole creation. But, after all, it is with great... | |
 | John Walker - 1822 - 404 Seiten
...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream. And when we look upon their...machines, Homer seems like his own Jupiter in his terror, shaking Olympus, scattering the lightnings, and firing the heavens. Virgil, like the same power,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...out his riches with a sudden overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.' When we look upon their machines, Homer seems like...Jupiter in his terrors, shaking Olympus, scattering lightnings, and firing the heavens. Virgil like the same power in his benevolence, counsel ling with... | |
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