Dissertation Upon the Nature and Intention of Homer's Fables Relating to the Gods (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Dissertation Upon the Nature and Intention of Homer's Fables Relating to the Gods <p>A g tradiét 6 tradict the univerfal Suffrage of Men of Senfe And I am perfuaded fome of the bef'r Critics, who engaged in his De fence, were warm'd by the Oppofition, when they would not allow any thing excellent, that was not contained in him. 'tis entertaining enough to fee Diafzyfiur of Halimrnajur, a very judicious Writer, gravely proving from Pafi'ages of the Iliad and Odyfiy, that Homer was Maf'rer of the whole Circle of Arts and Sciences: not only acquainted with all the Knowledge of his own Times, but with the Improvements of fucceeding Ages and that the difiinguifh ing Principles of the mof't celebrated of the Grecian Philofophers, irreconcileable as they were to one another. Were bor rowed from his Poems. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.