 I have followed all the antique Poets historicall; first Homere, who in the Persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis...  The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser - Page 6by Edmund Spenser - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...hiftorical. Firft, Homer ', who in the perfon s of Agamemnon and Ufyjfis, hath eniampled a good governor and a vertuous man; the one in his Ilias, the other in his OdyJJeis; Then Virgil, wiiofe like intention was to do in the perfon of /Eneas: After him, Ariofto... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - Epic poetry, English - 1758 - 800 pages
...hifloricall ; firft Homere, who in the perfons of Agamemnon and Ulyfles hath enfampled a good gouernour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odyfleis ; then Virgil, whofe like intention was to doe in the perfon of ^Eneas j after him Ariofto... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 448 pages
...hiftoricall ; firft Homere, who in the peribns of Agamemnon and Ulyffes hath enfampled a good gouernour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odyfleis ; then Virgil, whole like intention was to doe in the perfon of ^Eneas ; after him Ariofto... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...historical! ; first Homrre, who in the personsof Agamemnon and lllyssesfiath ensampled a good gouernour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis; then MirgL). whose like intention was to doe in the person of jEneas; after him Ariosto comprised them both... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...historical) ; first Homere, who in the personsof Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good gouernour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis j then Virgil, whose like intention was to doe in the person of JEneas; after him Ariosto comprised... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...letter to Sir Walter Raleigh, dated 23d January, 1589,) all the antique poets historical; first Homere,. who, in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses, hath ensampled a good governonr, and a virtuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis : then Virgil, whose... | |
 | England - 1834 - 918 pages
...first llomere, who in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hathensampled a good governor, and virtuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis ; then Virgil, whose like intention was to do in the person of ./Eneas ; after him Ariosto comprised them both in his Orlando ; and lately, Tasso... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 356 pages
...Homere, who in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good gouernour and a vertnous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis...Virgil, whose like intention was to doe in the person of TCneas ; after him Ariosto comprised them both in his Orlando ; and lately Tasso disseuered them again,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...suspition of present time. In which I haue followed all the antique poets historicall; first Homere, who in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good gouernour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis; then Virgil, whose like... | |
 | Scotland - 1834 - 896 pages
...themightiest masters of the lyre. "In which I have followed all the antique poeta historical I; first Homere, who in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governor, and a virtuous man, the one in his Iliaa, the other in his Odysseis ; then Virgil, whose... | |
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