...represented. This also is frequently the practice of Homer, who from the midst of battles and horrors relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader by introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of familiar domestick life.' Johnson's Shakespeare. Northcote (Life of Reynolds, i. 144-151) quotes other notes...

...represented. — This also is frequently the practice of Homer, who, from the midst of battles and horrors, relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader, by...introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of familiar domestick life. Sir J. REYNOLDS. 401. Unto our gentle senses,] Senses are nothing more than each man's...

...approaching the gates of Macbeth's castle. Their conversation very naturally turns upon the beauty of it: situation, and the pleasantness of the a'ir : and...introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of familiar domestick life. The writers of every age and country, where taste has begun to decline, paint and adorn...

...represented. — This also is frequently the practice of Homer, who, from the midst of battles and horrors, relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader, by...introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of familiar domestick life. SIR J. REYNOLDS. 1 coigne of vantage,] Convenient corner. His pendent bed, and procreant...

...represented. — This also is frequently the practice of Homer, who, from the midst of battles and horrors, relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader, by...introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of familiar domestick life. SIR J. REYNOLDS. 4 coigne of vantage,] Convenient corner. His pendent bed, and procreant...

...beauty of its situation, and the pleasanu ness of the air; and Banquo observing the martlets'nests in every recess of the cornice, remarks, that where...moment from the pompous and the brilliant. Lucan, Statius, and Claudian, (as a learned critick has observed,) examples of this bad taste and want of...

...thoughts, such as never could occur to men in the situation represented. This is also frequently t he .practice of Homer ; who, from the midst of battles...moment from the pompous and the brilliant. Lucan, Statius, and Claudian, (as a learned critick has observed,) are examples of this bad taste and want...

...represented. — This also is frequently the practice of Homer, who from the midst of battles and horrors, relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader, by introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of domestic life. SIR J REYNOLDS. -.'• [ j] This bird is in the old edition called barltt. JOHNS. [61...

...represented. — This alsa is frequently the practice of Homer, who, from the midst of battles and horrors, relieves and refreshes the mind of the reader, by introducing some quiet rural image, or picture of far miliar domestick life. SIR J. REYNOLDS. 5 coigne of vantage,"] Convenient corner. His pendent bed,...

...air is delicate. The mer, wno irom tne uuusi ui oatues ana norrors, relieves ana reiresnes cnc mi nil of the reader, by introducing some quiet rural image> or picture of domestic lift. SIR J REYNOLDS. [5] This bird is in the old edition called barltt. JOHNS. j f61 A i...