 I must inform the reader that, when 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...  THE MONTHLY REVIEW; OR. LITERARY JOURNAL: - Page 265by SEVERAL HANDS - 1778Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1750 - 434 pages
...I begun this Firft Book, I had fome Thoughts or Tranflating the whole Iliad : but had the Pleaiure of being diverted from that Defign, by finding the...would not therefore be thought to have any other View in publifhing this fmall Specimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, it poffible, the Favour of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 256 pages
...reader, that when I began this firft book, I had fome thoughts of tranflating the whole Iliad : but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign,...would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publi(hing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, if poflible, the favour of the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...publications on the fiibjeft : " I muft inform the reader, that when I began this firft book, I had fome thoughts of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but I had...diverted from that defign, by finding the work was • Page 191. t Letter from Jervas, zoth Auguft, 1714. J *7tU Auguit, 1714. ' § loth Oflober, 1714||... | |
 | 1795 - 766 pages
...of tranflating the whole Iliad : but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign, by rinding the work was fallen into a much abler hand. I would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to bcfpeak, if polliblc, the favour of the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...had fome thoughts of tranuating the whole Iliad ; but I had the pleafure of being <iivf 1 1 • • i from that defign, by finding the work was fallen into a much abler haad ; \ would not, therefore, he thought to have any other view in publifliifu; this finall fpecimen... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 502 pages
...reader, that when I began this firil book, I had fome thoughts of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign,...would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to befpeak, if poflible, the favour of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 486 pages
...reader, that when I began this firft book, I had fome thoughts of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafure of being diverted from that defign,...would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than 'to befpeak, if pofTible, the favour of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 490 pages
...I began this firft book, I had fome thoughts of tranflating the whole Iliad ; but had the pleafurc of being diverted from that defign, by finding the...would not therefore be thought to have any other view in publifhing this fmall fpecimen of Homer's Iliad, than to bcfpeak, if poffible, the favour of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...thoughts of 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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 562 pages
...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 lie thought to have any other view in publishing this small specimen of ikuner's Iliad, than to bespeak,... | |
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