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It was the fault of the age , and not of Homer , if there wants that delicacy in some of his sentiments , which now appears in the works of men of a much inferior genius . Besides , if there are blemishes in any particular thoughts ...
It was the fault of the age , and not of Homer , if there wants that delicacy in some of his sentiments , which now appears in the works of men of a much inferior genius . Besides , if there are blemishes in any particular thoughts ...
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ishing sentiments , where he is not fired by the Iliad . He everywhere charms and pleases us by the force of his own genius ; but seldom elevates and transports us where he does not fetch his hints from Homer .
ishing sentiments , where he is not fired by the Iliad . He everywhere charms and pleases us by the force of his own genius ; but seldom elevates and transports us where he does not fetch his hints from Homer .
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Sentiments which raise laughter can very seldom be admitted with any decency into an heroic poem , whose business is to excite passions of a much nobler nature . Homer , however , in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites , in his story ...
Sentiments which raise laughter can very seldom be admitted with any decency into an heroic poem , whose business is to excite passions of a much nobler nature . Homer , however , in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites , in his story ...
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Preface | 3 |
Joseph Addison sıx Spectator PAPERS ON Paradise Lost | 23 |
Jonathan Richardson EXPLANATORY NOTES AND REMARKS | 54 |
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