...fufficient Argument of jtfelf, for its being true. Poetry has now and then come in for Part of his Diverfion in reading ; and in particular, he had a Horace, and...many Times. The firft Day after he came to me, he defired to fee the Odyjfey; which I put into his Hands, both in the Original, and in Mr. Pope'f Tranflation....

...fufficienc Argument of itfelf, for its being true. Poetry has now and then come in for Part of his Diverfion in reading; and in particular, he had a Horace, and...his chief Acquaintance have been Homer, Virgil and Ogllby ; and yet as to Homer, he had gone no farther than his Iliad (1758); which he had read over...

...his Books very early : But among them all his chief Acquaintance have been Homer, Virgil and Ogilbj ; and yet as to Homer, he had gone no farther than his...many Times. The firft Day after he came to me, he defired to fee the OdyJ/ey ; which I put into his Hands, both in the Original, and in Mr. Pope's Tranflation....

...fufficient Argument of itfelf, for its being true. Poetry has now and then come in for Part of his Diverfion in reading ; and in particular, he had a Horace, and...Ovid, among his Books very early : But among them all ^is chief Acquaintance have been Homer, Virgil and Ogilby; and yet as to Homer, he had gone no farther...

...Poetry formed part of his diversion in reading; and in particular he had a Horace, and the Epistles of Ovid, among his books very early; but, among them all, his chief acquaint' ' ance have been Homer, Virgil, and Ogilby ; and yet, as to Homer, be had gone no farther...

...particular he had a Horace, aria the Epiftles ot Ovid, among his books Very early ; but, among them all, hi? chief acquaintance have been Homer, Virgil, and Ogilby...as to Homer, he had gone no farther than his Iliad, in 1758, which he had read over many times. The fiift day alter he came to fee''me he defired to fee...