 Virgil seems no where so well pleased, as when he is got among his Bees in the Fourth Georgic; and ennobles the actions of so trivial a creature, with metaphors drawn from the most important concerns of mankind. His verses...  The Works of the English Poets: Addison - Side 210av Samuel Johnson - 1779Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Virgil - 1721 - 412 sider
...out-do Lucretius in the Deftriftion of his Plague , and if the Reader wou'd fee what Succejs be baa", be may find it at large in Scaliger. . But Virgil feems no where fo well pleased, as luben he is got among his Bees in the Fourth Georgia : And ennobles the Actions of fo trivial... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1765 - 378 sider
...give. It was here that the poet ftrained hard to out-do Lucretius in the defcription of his plague, and if the reader would fee what fuccefs he had, he may...he is got among his bees in the fourth Georgic: And enobles the actions of fo trivial a creature, with metaphors drawn from themoft importantconcernsof... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1773 - 326 sider
...got among his bees in the Fourth (ieargic : and ennobles the nftions of fo trivial a creature, wiih metaphors drawn from the moft important concerns of mankind. His verfes are not in a greater noifc and hurry in the battle of JF.neas and Turnus, than in the engagement of two fwannj, And as in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 322 sider
...give. It was here that the Poet ftrained hard to out-do Lucretius in the defcription of his plague, and if the reader would fee what fuccefs he had, he may find it at large in Scaligtr. But yirgil feems no where fo well pleafed, as when, he is got among his bees in the Fourth... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 sider
...It was here that the Poet ftrained hard to out-do Lucretius in the defcription of his plague ; and if the reader would fee what fuccefs he had, he may...concerns of mankind. His verfes are not in a greater noife and hurry in the battles of and Turnus, than in the engagement of two fwarms. And as in his Mneis... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 sider
...give. It was here that the poet drained hard to outdo Lucretius In the defcription of his plague ; and if the reader would fee what fuccefs he had, he may...pleafed as when he is got among his bees, in the fourth Géorgie; and ennobles the. actions of fo trivial a creature, with metaphors drawn from the moil important... | |
 | 1797 - 680 sider
...hard to outdo Lucretius in the defcription of his plague ; and if the reader woul d fee what fucctfs he had, he may find it at large in Scaliger. But Virgil fecms no where fo well plcafed as when he is got among his bees, in the fourth Géorgie; and ennobles... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 364 sider
...hard to out-do Lucretius in the description of his plague : and, if the reader would see what success he had, he may find it at large in Scaliger. But Virgil seems no-where so well pleased, as when he is got among his bees in the fourth Georgic; and ennobles... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 486 sider
...hard to outdo Lucretius in the description of his plague, and if the reader would see what success he had, he may find , it at large in Scaliger. ..•:,. But Virgil seems no where so well pleased, as when he is got among his bees in the fourth Georgic : and ennobles... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 310 sider
...hard to out-do Lucretius in the description of his plague: and, if the reader would see what success he had, he may find it at large in Scaliger. But Virgil seems no-where so well pleased, as when he is got among his bees in the fourth Georgic; and ennobles... | |
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