| John Bell - 1807 - 472 pages
...complete a praise. ' Head Homer once, and you can read no more; 'For all books else appear so mean, 'and poor. 'Verse will seem Prose: but still persist to read, • And Homer will he all the Books you need.' That the earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me, of whom it... | |
| Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...can read no more ; " For all Books else appear so mean, so poor, " Verse wrtl seem Prose : but stilI persist to read " And Homer will be all the books you need." That the earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me, of whom it is hard to say whether the advancement... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...endless fame, And universal shouts, attend their name ! Read Homer once, and you can read no more, l''or ~ BZ z1J3 L [ J2 Mn e "z Q 1+ ( 7 4= Y ` I # C: }Z҂f- - A d F 7+Y> g s P # Had Bossu never writ, the world had still Like Indians view'd this wond'rous piece el skill , As something... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...universal shouts attend their name ! Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books elite appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose; but...to read, And Homer will be all the books you need. Had Bossu never writ, the world had still, Like Indians, vicw'd this wondrous piece of ikill ; As something... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...complete a praise: v Read Homer once and you can read no more; For all books else appear so mean, and poor. Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read, And Homer will be all the books you пссч!. That the earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me, of whom it is hard to say whether... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...complete a JN.M -с Read Homer once and you can read no more; For all books else appear so mean, and poor. Verse will seem prose: but still persist to read, And Homer will be all the books yon need. That the cnrl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me, of whom it is hard to say whether... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 352 pages
...author to whom he has given (in his excellent Essay) so complete a praise : ' Read Homer once, ami you can read no more ; For all books else appear so...to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.' That the Earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me ; of whom it is hard to say whether the... | |
| Greek literature - 1813 - 350 pages
...complete a praise: ' Read Homer once, and you can read no more; For all books else appear so mean, to poor, Verse will seem prose: but still persist to read, And Homer will be all the books you need.' That the Earl of Halifax was one of the first to favour me ; of whom it is hard to say whether the... | |
| William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1814 - 472 pages
...the Turnebus Homer, in the Cracherode Collection, are these lines : Read Homer once, and you can rtad no more, For all books else appear so mean, so poor...to read ; And Homer will be all the books you need. NOVUM TESTAMENTUM GR^ECUM. Argenlorati apud Wolfium Cephalceum, Ann» 1524. • IT is remarkable of... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...should undertake ibe author to whom be has given (in bis excellent Essay) so complete a praise : * Read Homer once, and you can read no more; For all books...to read, And Homer will be all the books you need.' That the Earl of Halifax was one of the first to favonr me; of whom it is hard to say whether the advancement... | |
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