 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 sider
...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 sider
...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 - 1790 - 1058 sider
...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 - 1795 - 902 sider
...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 - 1797 - 472 sider
...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 - 1803 - 266 sider
...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, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 sider
...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 sider
...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 - 550 sider
...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 sider
...; 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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Nor is it a wonder if he has ever been acknowledged the greatest of poets, who most excelled in that which is the very foundation of poetry. It is the invention that in different degrees... 
