 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 need.  The Iliad of Homer - Pàgina lxviiiper Homer - 1796 - 294 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1729 - 438 pàgines
...attend their Name ! Read HOMER once, and you can read no more 3 For all Books elfe appear fo mean, Ib poor, Verfe will feem Profe ; but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. Had Bossu never writ, the World had ftillr Like Indians, view'd this \vondr6us Piece of Skill ; As... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1729 - 428 pàgines
...endlefs Fame, And Univerfal Shouts, attend their Name! Read HOMER once, and you can read no more i For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Profe ; but ftillperfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. HadBossu never writ, the World had... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1740 - 480 pàgines
...once, and you can read no more ; • i « • • • For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Vcrfe will feem Profe > but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all the Books you need. Had Bossu never writ, the World had ftill, . Like Indians, view'd this wondrous Piece of Skill $ As... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 444 pàgines
...obfervatio« ihould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent Ejjay} fa complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will Jeem Profe : but ßillferßß to read, And Homer 'will be all the Books you need, That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pàgines
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent EJJay) fo complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more; For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will fe em Profe : lutjlill perftft to read, And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pàgines
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent EJfay) fo complete a Praife, Read Homer once, and you can read no more*, For all Books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will fe em Proje : but Jill I perfift to read^ And Homer will be all the Books you need* That the Earl of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pàgines
...read no more ; Far all Books elfe appear jo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem Prcfe : butjlill perfijl to read. And Homer will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Hallifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is,hard t;o £y whether the advancement of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pàgines
...mare j For all Booh elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe wi/Jfeem Profe : but ftill perjvft to nad. And Homer 'will be all the Books you need. That the Earl of Hallifax was one of the firft to favour me, of whom it is hard to lay whether the advancement of the... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1752 - 302 pàgines
...ftrength united ! endlefs fanje, , And univerfal fbouts, attend their name ! AN ESSAY ON-POETRY. 87 Read HOMER once, and you can read no more; For all books clfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feem profe; but ftill perfift to read, And HOMER will be all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 344 pàgines
...difpleafed I fhould undertake the author to whom he has given (in his excellent E/Jay) So complete a Praife. Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all Books elfe off ear fo mean, fo poor, Verje -Mill feem Profe : but jlill perjijl to read, And Homer will be all... | |
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