 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...human kind ! Nature's whole ftrength united ! endlefs fun?, And univcrfal Ihouts, attend their name ! Read Homer once, and you can read no more, For all books elfc appear ib mean, fo poor, Verfe will feetn prole ; but Itill pcrfift to read, And Homer will be... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...human kind ! Nature's whole ftrength united ! endlefs fame, And univcrfal ftiputs, attend their name J Read Homer once, and you can read no more, For all books clfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feesn profe ; but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...11 more ; « For all books elfc appear fo mean, and poor. " Verfe will fcem prole : but ftillperfift to read, " And Homer will be all the books you need.'* That the Earl of Halifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to fay whether the advancement of tha polite arts is more owing... | |
 | Homer - 1796 - 416 pages
...read no more ; For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Profe : but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Halifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to fay whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 472 pages
...more ; For all Books elfc appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Profe : but it ill perfift to readf And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Halifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to fay whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...no more ; " For alt books elfe appear fo mean and poor, " Vetfe will feeni Profe : but ftill perfift to read* " And Homer will be all the Books you need.'* That the earl of Halifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to ay whether the advancement of the polite arts is more owing... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...no more ; " For all books elfe appear fo mean and poor, " Vetfe will feem Profe : but ftill perfift to read, " And Homer will be all the Books you need.'' That the carl of Halifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to ay whether the advancement... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...I mould undertake the author to whom hehas given (in his excellent EfTay) fo complete apraife. «' Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; " For all books elfe appear fo mear, and poor, " Verfe will feem Profe : but ftill perfift to read, " And Homer will... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...bumajn kind I Nature's whole ftrength united ! widlefc fame, And univer&l (houts, attend their name! Read Homer once, and you can read no more, For all books elle Hppear lo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem prole; but (till perlilt to read, And Homer will be all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...mould undertake the Author to whom he has given (in his excelleijt Effay} fo com^ plete a praife*.; Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Vcrfe will feem Profe : but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be... | |
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Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all Books* else appear so mean, so* poor, Verse will seem Prose : but still persist to read*, And Homer will be all the Books you need1. 
