...fully exemplifies the rule just given : " Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist: in the one, we most admire the man; in the other,...scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with «* careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil,...

...inflames his crimes." Better thus: " A friend exaggerates, a man's virtues; an enemy, his crimes." careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a rive» jn its banks, with a constant stream."—Periods thus constructed, when, introduced...

...us with an attractive majefty. Homer fcatters, c* with a generous profufion ; Virgil beftows with ic a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, " pours out his riches with a fudden overflow; " Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a conftant " ftream. And when we look upon...

...other the work : Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil fads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generous...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundless ovtrflow ; Virgil like a river in its banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we behold...

...have less in comparison with one another. Homer was the greater genius, Virgil the better artist. In one we most admire the man , in the other the work : Homer hurries and transports us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil tads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters...

...inflames his crimes." Better thus : " A friend exaggerates a man's virtues : an enemy, his crimes." careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overllow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream." — Periods thus constructed,...

...other the work : Homer hurries and transport! us with a commanding impetuosity, Virgil leads us with attractive majesty : Homer scatters with a generous profusion, Virgil bestows with a artful magnificence : Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a.boundless overflow ; Virgil...

...chief objections against him to proceed from so noble a cause as the excess of this faculty. tuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty : Homer...Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and constant stream. When we...

...better artist. In one we most admire the man, in the •ther the work. Homer hurries and transport* us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us...with a careful magnificence: Homer, like the Nile, poura out his riches with a boundless overflow ; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a gentle and...

...beautifully exemplifies this rule. " Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the hetter artist ; in the one we admire the man ; in the other the work. Homer hurries us with a eommanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attraetive majesty. Homer seatters with a generous...