 | English literature - 1750 - 434 pages
...or Tranflating the whole Iliad : but had the Pleaiure of being diverted from that Defign, by finding the Work was fallen into a much abler Hand. I would...thought to have any other View in publifhing this fmall Specimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, it poffible, the Favour of the Public to a' Tranflation... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1778 - 586 pages
...tranflating the whole Iliad ; but I had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would not therefore be thought to have any other view i:i publiíhing this fmajl fpecimen pf Homer's Iliad, than to befpeal: (if poffible) the favour of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 256 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad i but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would...thought to have any other view in publifhing this finall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpcak, if poffible, the favour of the publick to a tranflation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad i but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would...not therefore be thought to have any other view in publi(hing this finall fpecimtn of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, if poffible, the favour of the publick... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...of tranuating the whole J liad; but I had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign.by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand ; I would...not, therefore, be thought to have any other view i:i publishing this fmall fpccimtn of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, if poflible, the favour of the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...of- tranflating the whole Iliad : but had the pleafure of being diverted from that dtfign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would not therefore be thought te have ajiy oibcr view in publilbing this fmall fpecimen -of Homer's Iliad, than to > befpeak, if... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 490 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafurc of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would...fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to bcfpeak, if poffible, the favour of the Public to a tranflation of Homer's Odyfitys, wherein I have already made... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 502 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would...publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, if poflible, the favour of the Public to a tranflation of Homer's Odyfleys, wherein I have... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 486 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would...publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than 'to befpeak, if pofTible, the favour of the Public to a tranflation of Homer's OdyfTeys, wherein I have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...translating the whole lliiiil : but had the pleasure of being diverted from that design, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would not therefore be thought to have any oilier view in publishing this small specimen of Homer's Iliad, than tu bespeak, if possible, the favour... | |
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I began this first book, I had some thoughts of translating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleasure of being diverted from that design, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publishing... 
