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" He would have made a great epic poet, if indeed he has not abundantly shown himself to be one ; for his Homer is not so properly a translation as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses rewritten. The earnestness and passion... "
The antiquities of heraldry, collected from the literature, coins [&c.] of ... - Page 21
by William Smith Ellis - 1869
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ...

Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...one; for his Homer is not so properly a Translation as the Stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greekzeal for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce spirit...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
...; for his Homer is not so properly a Translation as the Stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greekzeal for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce spirit...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of ..., Volume 1

Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 pages
...Translation as the Stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he ha* put into every part of these poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce spirit...
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The Hymns of Homer: The Batrachomyomachia; and Two Original Poetical Hymns

Homer, George Chapman - 1818 - 282 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the honour of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce...
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The Works of Charles Lamb: In Two Parts, Volume 2

Charles Lamb - 1818 - 288 pages
...one; for his Homer is not so properly a translation as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...poems, would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the glory of his heroes can only be paralleled by that fierce...
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The hymns of Homer; the Batrachomyomachia; and two original poetical hymns ...

Homerus - 1818 - 290 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...poems would be incredible to a reader of mere modern translations. His almost Greek zeal for the honour of his heroes is only paralleled by that fierce...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 3

1821 - 398 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 3

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 3

1821 - 400 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 3

Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...for his Homer is not so properly a translation, as the stories of Achilles and Ulysses re-written. The earnestness and passion which he has put into...of these poems would be incredible to a reader of more modern translations. It is almost Greek zeal ; for the honor of his heroes is only paralleled...
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