 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1806 - 582 pages
...preternatural agency: ' They are not unlike in several respects. As Homer's has beta obsetvcd to he the history of gods, Milton's may be said to be that...fabulous superstition. Homer had his Pantheon, Milton his Pandzmonium, each their courts and councils, and each a supreme regent. But wherein they dtffer, the... | |
 | 1806 - 614 pages
...has been observed to be the history of gods, Milton's may he said to be that pf devils. - The godi of the one, and the devils of the other are nearly...fabulous superstition. Homer had his Pantheon, Milton his Pandemonium, each their courts and councils, and each a supreme regent. But wherein they differ, the... | |
 | David Booth - English language - 1831 - 366 pages
...thus compared the poems of Homer and Milton, with respect to their display of preternatural agency : "They are not unlike in several respects. As Homer's...and fabulous superstition. Homer had his Pantheon, and Milton his Pandaemonium ; each their courts and counsels, and each a supreme regent. But wherein... | |
 | Shiukichi Shigemi - Botanists - 1889 - 508 pages
...thus compared the poems of Homer and Milton, with respect to their display of preternatural agency : "They are not unlike in several respects. As Homer's...and fabulous superstition. Homer had his Pantheon, and Milton his Pandaemonium ; each their courts and counsels, and each a supreme regent. But wherein... | |
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Milton, with respect to their display of preternatural agency : "They are not unlike in several respects. As Homer's has been observed to be the history of gods, Milton's may be said to be that of devils. The gods of the one and the devils of the other... 