 | William Temple - Europe - 1731 - 506 pages
...have fo much excelled in their Kinds, as to have exceeded all Comparifon, to have even extinguilhed Emulation, and in a manner confined true Poetry, not only to their own Languages, but to their very Perfons. And \ am apt to believe lieve fo much of the true Genius... | |
 | Classical biography - 1750 - 374 pages
...have fo much excelled in their Kinds, as to have exceeded all Comparifon, to have even extinguifhed Emulation, and in a manner confined true Poetry, not only to their two Languages, but to their very Perfons. as a Changeling feems below the reft Of Men, or rather is a two-legg'd Beaft ; So tbcfe GiganticlcSouls... | |
 | William Temple - Europe - 1757 - 564 pages
...have fo much excelled in their kinds, as to have exceeded all comparifon, to have even extinguifhed emulation, and in a manner confined true poetry, not only to their two languages, but to their very perfons. And I am apt to believe fo much of the true genius of poetry in general, and of its elevation... | |
 | Edward Harwood - Authors, Greek - 1778 - 412 pages
...have fo much excelled in their Kinds, as to have exceeded all Comparifon, to have even extinguifhed Emulation, and in a manner confined true Poetry, not only to their two Languages, but to their very Perfons. as a Changeling feerns below the rejl Of Men, or rather is a two-leggd Beaji ; 2 "° " 'So... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 552 pages
...fo much excelled in their *' kinds, as to have exceeded all comparifon, to have even " extinguifhed emulation, and in a manner confined true " poetry,...not only to their two languages, but to their very Mifella- « perfons." aie>, &c. jn j^g mean tjme Homer has had his enemies } and it is certain, that... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1794 - 498 pages
...have to much excelled in their kinds, as to have exceeded all compa* rifon, to have even exlinguifhed emulation, and in a manner confined true poetry , not only to their owri languages, but to their ч^сту perlons. Arid I am apt to believe fo much of Hie true genius... | |
 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...two immortal puets inust be allowed to have so much excelled л their kinds, as to have ex i ceded all comparison, to have even, extinguished emulation, and in a manner confined true poetry, not unly to their two languages, but to almost every circumstance of his life, remain at this dav, in a... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1802 - 486 pages
...agreeable. In short, these two immortal poets must be allowed to have so much excelled in their kind, as to have exceeded all comparison — to have even extinguished emulation and in a manner confined poetry, not only to their two languages, but to their very persons." In the mean time, even Homer has... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...hardly yet agreed, whether his story be true, or fiction. In short, these two immortal poets must be allowed to have so much excelled in their kinds, as...to believe so much of the true genius of poetry in general, and of its elevation in these two particulars, that I know not, whether of all the numbers... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...hardly yet agreed, whether his story be true, or fiction. In short, these two immortal poets must be allowed to have so much excelled in their kinds, as...to believe so much of the true genius of poetry in general, and of its elevation in these two particulars, that I know not, whether of all the numbers... | |
| |
Poets must be 10 allowed to have so much excelled in their kinds as to have exceeded all Comparison, to have even extinguished Emulation, and in a Manner confined true Poetry not only to their two Languages, but to their very Persons. 
