 | John Milton - 1750 - 716 pages
...of epic poetry. Foe juft as Virgil rivaled Homer, fo Milton emulated both. He found Homer poliefled of the province of morality, Virgil of politics, and nothing left for him but that otretifio*. This he feifed, as afpiring to (hare with them in the government of the poetic world; and... | |
 | Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - 1763 - 372 pages
...was thefecond fpecies of the epic poem ; our own countryman, . Milton, having produced the third: For juft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated...the government of the poetic world : And, by means of the fuperior dignity of his fubjed}, hath gotten to the head of that triumvirate which took fo many... | |
 | Virgil - 1763 - 376 pages
...thefecond fpecies of the epic poem ; our own countryman, Milton, having produced the third: Forjuft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated both...the government of the poetic world : And, by means of the fuperior dignity of his fubject, hath gotten to the head cf that triumvirate which took fo many... | |
 | 1764 - 202 pages
...the epic poem; for juft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated both. Pie found Homer poffefled of the province of morality, Virgil of politics; and nothing left for him but that of religion. There are three fpecies of the epic poem -, for its largeft province is human aclrion, which can be... | |
 | William Warburton - 1766 - 476 pages
...: for jtift as Virgil rivaled Homer, fo Milton was the emulator of both. He found Homer poflèfled of the province of MORALITY ; Virgil of POLITICS :...for him, but that of RELIGION. This he feized, as ambitious to lhare with them in the Government of the poetic world : and by means of the fuperior dignity... | |
 | Virgil - 1778 - 478 pages
...was the fecond fpectes of the epic poem ; our own countryman, Milton, having produced the third: For juft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated...the government of the poetic world : And, by means of the fuperior dignity of his fubjec"t, hath gotten to the head of that triumvirate which took fo... | |
 | William Hayley - 1781 - 418 pages
...Virgil : — " Juft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated both of them. He found Homer pofTefled of the province of Morality; Virgil of Politics ;...and nothing left for him but that of Religion. This he.feized, as afpiring to fhare with them in the government of the Poetic world : and, by means of... | |
 | William Hayley - 1785 - 238 pages
...— " Jult as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated both of them. He found Ho•v , mer poffefled of the province of Morality ; Virgil of Politics ;...the government of the Poetic world : and, by means of the fuperior dignity of his fubjecT:, hath gotten to the head of that Triumvirate, which took fo... | |
 | William Hayley - 1785 - 310 pages
...Dillertation on the fixch Book of Virgil: — " Juft as Virgil rivalled Homer, fo Milton emulated both <f them. He found Homer poflefl'ed of the province of...Morality ( Virgil of Politics; and nothing left for him out tnat. of Religion. This he feizcd, as aipiring to fhare with them in the government of the Poet'c... | |
 | William Warburton - 1788 - 492 pages
...Milton, having produced the third: forjuftas Virgil rivaled Homer, fo Milton was the emulator of both. He found Homer poflefled of the province of MORALITY;...for him, but that of RELIGION. This he feized, as ambitious to (hare with them in the Government of the poetic world : and by means of the fuperior dignity... | |
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Milton was the emulator of both. He found Homer possessed of the province of MORALITY ; Virgil of POLITICS : and nothing left for him, but that of RELIGION. 
