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" Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety of his characters. Every god that is admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished... "
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences ... - Page 227
1816
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1729 - 314 pages
...fecondly the Manners; or, as we generally call them in Englijb, the Fable and the Charafters. HO ME R lias excelled all the Heroick Poets that ever wrote in...Characters. Every God that is admitted into his Poem, a£ba Part which would have been fuitable to no other Deity. His Princes are as much ditHngmlhed by...
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THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL VOL. XII\

SERVERAL HANDS - 1755 - 552 pages
...fyftem, encompaflcd with the lefs noble planets. Dry den's Dufrefmj. 6. The perfon with his aiTemblage of qualities. Homer has excelled all the heroick poets...that ever wrote, in the multitude and variety of his cbarafleri; every god that is admitted into his poem, a6b a part which would have been fuitable to...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1778 - 336 pages
...Engiifh, the fable and the characters. Hornet has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote ra the multitude and variety of his characters : every god that is admitted into his poeip, acts a part which would have been fuitable to no other deity. His prfnces are as much diftinguifhed...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...we generally call them in Engliib, the fable and the charailers. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety...characters : every god that is admitted into his poem, ans a part which would have been luitable to no other deity. His princes are as much diltinguiihed...
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Select British Classics, Volume 14

1803 - 372 pages
...we generally call them in English, the fable and the characters. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety...admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished by their manners, as by their dominions...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...we generally call them in English, the fable and the characters. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety...admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished by their manners, as by their dominions...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...we generally call them in English, the fable and the characters. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety...admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished by their manners as by their dominions;...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 302 pages
...we generally call them in English, the fable and the characters. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets that ever wrote in the multitude and variety...admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished by their manners, as by their dominions;...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 304 pages
...generally call them in English, the fable and the characters. Homer has excelled all the heroic poets thai ever wrote in the multitude and variety of his characters....admitted into his poem, acts a part which would have been suitable to no other deity. His princes are as much distinguished by their manners, as by their dominions...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors ..., Volume 2

John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...FABJLE, and fecondly the MANNERS; or, as we generally call them in Englifh, the FABLE and the CHARACTERS. Homer has excelled all the heroick poets, that ever...characters. Every god that is admitted into his poem, afts a part which wonld have been fuitable to no other deity. His princes are as much diftinguifhed...
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