 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he trinmphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 302 דפים
...thoughts. There are others of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself with greater ideas, than those which he has... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 דפים
...his own genius ; but leldom elevates and transports us where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. There are others of the moderns who rival him in every...other part of poetry ; but, in the greatnefs of his fentiments, he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impoffible... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 312 דפים
...of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentimeats he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself with greater ideas, than those which he has... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and, indeed, his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.*... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 דפים
...where he does not fetch hie hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in. thr greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only... | |
 | 1819 - 308 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | 1822 - 788 דפים
...Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguish' ing excellence lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. J rove. My face is ikewise very well known at the Grecian, the Cocoa- Tree, and in the the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
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Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. There are others of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets... 
