 Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked, ' Books ! books ! what books ?' — ' My Homer,' replied Pope, ' which you did me the honour to subscribe for.' — ' Oh,' said Bentley, ' ay,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 184by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...who had purpolely avoided faying any hing about Homer, pretended not to underltand him, and aflced, Books! books! what books ?' ' My Homer,' replied Pope, ' which you did me the honour to iubfci ibc for.'— * Oh,' fail! Be:it!ey,- * ay, now I recollect — your tranflation : — it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 340 pages
...had purpofely avoided faying any 'thing about Homer, pretended not to underftand him, jnd -fk.-d, . ' Books ! books ! what books ?' ' My Homer,' replied Pope, ' which ' you did me the honour to Cubfcribe for.'—' Oh,' faid lientley, 'ay ' now I Tecwlle£l — your tranOation ; — it is a pretty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...books; 1 hope you received them." Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked,, " Books ! books ! what books ?" • My Homer,1 replied Pope,' « whick • you did me the honour to subscribe for.'—-' Oh,' said Bentley,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...books ; 1 hope you received them." Beotley, who had purposely avoided saying any thiug about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked,, " Books! books! what books?" ' My Homer,' replied Pope,' ' wbicK « you did me the honour to subscribe for.' — ' Oh,' said Bentley , ' ay now I recollect—... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...books ; I t' hope you received them." Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked, ' Books...poem, Mr. Pope ; but you must not call it Homer.' H, hundred, hundred years ; yet he found, even then, the state of the world so much altered, and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer i pretended not to understand him, apd asked, ' Books ! books ! what books ?' ' My Homer,'...* pretty poem, Mr. Pope ; but you must not call it Ho;ner.' H. hundred years ; yet he found, even then, the state of the world so much altered, and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...refinement always makes way for another ; and what was expedient to Virgil was necessary tb Pope. " My Homer," replied Pope, " which you did me the honour...poem, Mr. Pope ; but you must not call it Homer.' H>' ft.. I suppose many readers of the English Iliad, -when they have been touched with some unexpected... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...books ; I " hope you received them." Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked, 'Books!...you did me the honour to subscribe for." 'Oh,' said BentJey, 'ay, now I recollect — your translation: — • it is a pretty poem, Mr. Pope ; but you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 410 pages
...books ; I " hope you received them." Bentley, who had purposely avoided saying any thing about Homer, pretended not to understand him, and asked, ' Books...poem, Mr. Pope ; but you must not call it Homer." H. hundred years,, yet he found, even then, the state of the world so much altered, and the demand... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1819 - 364 pages
...refinement always makes way for another ; and what was expedient to Virgil was necessary to Pope. " My Homer," replied Pope, " which you did me the honour...translation: — it is a pretty poem, Mr. Pope-, but you iTiustnot call it Homer.' H. I suppose many readers of the English Iliad, when they have been touched... | |
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