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The Hymns of Homer

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Excerpt from The Hymns of Homer: The Batrachomyomachia; And Two Original Poetical Hymns

Without entering into the discussion whether these interesting remains of antiquity are all of them genuine productions of the divine Homer, or belong to a later age, it must he confessed that they have the highest claims on attention, as containing much poetic beauty, and as having preserved to us some portions of the Mythology of the Ancients, which we might elsewhere seek in vain with equal certi tude There is no complete modem.translatiou of them; and perhaps it is little to be regretted, while we can boast the valuable, spirited, and original version, which is here submitted to those readers who have imbibed proper notions of the value of such venerable remains of the best period of our literature.

Language: English

Pages: 266

Format: Paperback

Release: July 21, 2017

ISBN 13: 9780243171323

The Hymns of Homer

0/5 ( ratings)

Excerpt from The Hymns of Homer: The Batrachomyomachia; And Two Original Poetical Hymns

Without entering into the discussion whether these interesting remains of antiquity are all of them genuine productions of the divine Homer, or belong to a later age, it must he confessed that they have the highest claims on attention, as containing much poetic beauty, and as having preserved to us some portions of the Mythology of the Ancients, which we might elsewhere seek in vain with equal certi tude There is no complete modem.translatiou of them; and perhaps it is little to be regretted, while we can boast the valuable, spirited, and original version, which is here submitted to those readers who have imbibed proper notions of the value of such venerable remains of the best period of our literature.

Language: English

Pages: 266

Format: Paperback

Release: July 21, 2017

ISBN 13: 9780243171323

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