 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...Ferault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his...thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities, etc.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in reality the confequences of his merit. The fame might... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 368 pages
...Ferault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his...come to affign the caufes of the great reputation of (he Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times, and the prejudice of tbofe that followed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...Perault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretendIng to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work > but when they come, to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon .the ignorance of his times,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...Perault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his -work ; but when they come to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 344 pages
...Perault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his...great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignoranee of his times, and the prejudice of thofe that followed : And in purfuance of this principle,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 436 pages
...Perault in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to afiign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...Perault inhis Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work} but when they come to arEgn the cautes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 462 pages
...X,a.ftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftinguifh between the perfonai merit of Homer, and that of his work;. but when they...his times and the prejudice of thofe that followed i and in purfuance of this principle, they make thofe accidents (fuch as the contention of the cities,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 396 pages
...Pcr.u:lt in his Parallels. Laftly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diftingui(h between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to aflign the caufes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...Perault in his Parallels. Lailly, there are others, who, pretending to a fairer proceeding, diilinguifh between the perfonal merit of Homer, and that of his...and in purfuance of this principle, they make thofe accident» (fuch as the contention of the cities, &c.) to be the caufes of his fame, which were in... | |
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Homer, and that of his work ; but when they come to assign the causes of the great reputation of the Iliad, they found it upon the ignorance of his times and the prejudice of... 
