A Vindication of Homer and of the Ancient Poets and Historians, who Have Recorded the Siege and Fall of Troy: In Answer to Two Late Publications of Mr. Bryant. With a Map and Plates |
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... rivers of Ida , whofe force perhaps fwollen with showers , and collected in the Hellefpont , he fuppofed was the cause of the inundation that overwhelmed the rampart . Now had fuch a fofs and rampart exifted , Mr. Bryant is of opinion ...
... rivers of Ida , whofe force perhaps fwollen with showers , and collected in the Hellefpont , he fuppofed was the cause of the inundation that overwhelmed the rampart . Now had fuch a fofs and rampart exifted , Mr. Bryant is of opinion ...
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... II . 1. xii . ver . 53. and feq.— † Hom . Il . 1. xvi . ver . 368 , 380.- † Hom . II . 1. xii . ver . 397. and feq.- Hom . II . 1. vii . ver . 433 , 465 . rect rect against it the force of many rivers which flow ( 28 )
... II . 1. xii . ver . 53. and feq.— † Hom . Il . 1. xvi . ver . 368 , 380.- † Hom . II . 1. xii . ver . 397. and feq.- Hom . II . 1. vii . ver . 433 , 465 . rect rect against it the force of many rivers which flow ( 28 )
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... rivers which flow in different directions . As all these rivers however flow either into the Pro- pontis or Hellefpont , above the Rhætean , they may perhaps by Ho- mer be represented as co - operating with the Scamander in causing an ...
... rivers which flow in different directions . As all these rivers however flow either into the Pro- pontis or Hellefpont , above the Rhætean , they may perhaps by Ho- mer be represented as co - operating with the Scamander in causing an ...
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... was found in Egypt , the Afiatic Babylon is now as much obliterated as the Afiatic Troy ; was it therefore equally a fiction ? if Mr. Bryant is confiftent he must think it so . the the river , made war on the Egyptians , and ( 36 )
... was found in Egypt , the Afiatic Babylon is now as much obliterated as the Afiatic Troy ; was it therefore equally a fiction ? if Mr. Bryant is confiftent he must think it so . the the river , made war on the Egyptians , and ( 36 )
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... river , made war on the Egyptians , and laid waste the adjoining country , but at last an amnesty being granted them , they colonifed that place which from their native country they have called Babylon . " From a fimilar caufe , they ...
... river , made war on the Egyptians , and laid waste the adjoining country , but at last an amnesty being granted them , they colonifed that place which from their native country they have called Babylon . " From a fimilar caufe , they ...
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Page 85 - Mean-time the * Monarch of the watery main Obferv'd the Thunderer, nor obferv'd in vain. In Samothracia, on a mountain's brow, Whofe waving woods o'erhung the deeps below, 20 He fate ; and round him caft his azure eyej, Where Ida's mifty tops confus'dly rife ; * Neptune.
Page 88 - Mark how resistless through the floods he goes, And boldly bids the warring gods be foes ! But nor that force, nor form divine to sight...
Page 87 - Where the high watch-tower overlooks the plain ; Now where the fig-trees fpread their umbrage broad (A wider compafs) fmoke along the road. Next by Scamander's double fource they bound...
Page 49 - And frantic Passions hear thy soft control. On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curbed the fury of his car And dropped his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the...
Page 90 - Tlic cold spring gushes out from four or five crevices at the foot of the rock, which forms the foreground of this picture. At the small distance here delineated, another spring arises, which, at the time I was there, was of considerable warmth.
Page 76 - There feems befides to be ftill lefs reafon for fuppofing it to have exifted in Egypt. Conjectures upon Homer's life and writings may be anfwered by other conjectures, but in reality as they prove nothing, they need not be anfwered at all...
Page 85 - Thunderer, nor obferv'd in vain. In Samothracia, on a mountain's brow, Whofe waving woods o'erhung the deeps below, 1r» He fate; and round him caft his azure eyes, Where Ida's mifty tops confus'dly rife ; B z Below* * Neptune.
Page 32 - ... a crowd of unwarranted names to fupport them. Nor can we but admire at the contradictory nature of this proceeding; that names of works, which either never were in being, or never worthy to live...
Page 3 - B's.) ftatements are always perfectly fair: And, if he finds, that interpretations are given by him to clafjka!