 | Charles Vallancey - 1786 - Liczba stron: 934
...the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fhould be moil " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfe...and heroes, and even " to the tragic poets, than to Ctcnas, Herodotus, Hellu" uicus, and writers of that clafs. Even the generality " of hiftorians who... | |
 | Charles Vallencey - 1786 - Liczba stron: 934
...received upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding merely upon this principle, that they ihould be moft likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having...truft to Hefiod and Homer, when they prefent us with a lid of demigods and heroes, and even to the tragic poets, than to Ctefias, Herodotus, Hellanicus, and... | |
 | Charles Vallancey - 1786 - Liczba stron: 678
..." upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fliould be moft " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having...marvellous and new. On this account we " may more fafely trirft to Hefiod and Homer, when they " prcfent us with a lift of demigods and heroes, and even " to... | |
 | 1786 - Liczba stron: 940
...moft " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfc to " what was marvellous and new. On ihis account we " may more fafely truft to Hefiod and Homer, when they " prcfcnt us with a lift of demigods and heroes, and even " to the tragic poets, than to Ctcfias, Herodotus,... | |
 | Jacob Bryant - 1807 - Liczba stron: 474
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please peoples fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of Demigods and Heroes, and eren... | |
 | George Montagu (6th duke of Manchester.) - 1845 - Liczba stron: 582
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please people's fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of demigods and heroes, and even... | |
 | George Montagu Duke of Manchester - 1845 - Liczba stron: 550
...merely upon this principle, that they should be most likely to please people's fancy by having recourse to what was marvellous and new. On this account we may more safely trust to Hesiod and Homer, when they present us with a list of demigods and heroes, and even... | |
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which they had neither feen, nor heard, nor received " upon the authority of another perfon : proceeding " merely upon this principle, that they fhould be moil " likely to pleafe people's fancy, by having recourfe to 