 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1729 - عدد الصفحات: 438
...read no more 3 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. Had Bossu never writ, the World had ftill r Like. Indians, vicw'd this wondrdus Piece of Skill ; As fomething of Divine, the Work admir'd:... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1740 - عدد الصفحات: 480
...«• • • 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 fomething of Divine, the Work admir'd... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - عدد الصفحات: 286
...read no more ; For all books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Yerfe will feem profe ; but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be all the books you need. Had Boffu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wond'rous piece of fkili: As fomething... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...read no more-, For all books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfc will feem profe; but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be all the books you need. Had BofTu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wondrous piece of (kill; As fomething... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...read no more, For all books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe willfeem profe ; but ftill perfift to read, And Homer will be all the books you need. Had Boflfu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wondrous piece of fkill; As fomething... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...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. Had Boflu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wondrous piece of /kill; As fomething... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - عدد الصفحات: 272
...read no more, For all books elfe appear fo mean, fo poor, Verfe will feein profe ; but ftill perfifl to read, And Homer will be all the books you need, Had BofTu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wond'rous piece of {kill ; As fomething... | |
 | 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 846
...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. Had Boflu never writ, the world had ftill, Like Indians, view'd this wondrous piece of ft ill ; A» fomething... | |
 | William Beloe - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 884
...Homer, in the Cracherode Collection, are these lines ; Read Homer ouce, and you can read no more, For all books else appear so mean, so poor : Verse will...persist to read ; And Homer will be all the books you seed. NOVUM TESTAMENTUM GILECE. Argentorati apud Wolfium Cephalceum, Anno 1-524. IT is remarkable of... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...used with the strictest propriety and decorum! " Read God's word, 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 God's word will be all the books you need." The Bible abounds with a vast variety of matter, a confused... | |
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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. Had Bossu never writ, the world had still, Like Indians, view'd this wond'rous piece of skill; As something of divine... 
