 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...but the good man might, at the head of his own, table, have heard with pleafure the praife beftowed on him by the people he entertained. No nation in the world carried hofpitality to a greater length than the ancient Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, in a man... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 344 pages
...but the good man might, at tbe head of his own table, have heard with pleafure the praife beftowed ca him by the people he entertained. No nation in the world carried hofpitality to a greater length than the ancient Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, in a man... | |
 | 1799 - 252 pages
...but the good man might, at ihc head of his own (able, have heard with pleafure the praife beftowcd on him by the people he entertained. No nation in the world icrried hofpitality to a greater length than the an., elent Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages,... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1803 - 386 pages
...of generosity than that of Axylus in Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...ancient Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, in a man of condition, to have the door of his house shut at all, LEST, as the bards express it, THE... | |
 | 1803 - 388 pages
...; for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have hfard-with pleasure the praise bestowed on him by the people...ancient Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, in a man of condition, to have the door of his house shut at all, LEST, as the bards express it, THE... | |
 | James Macpherson - Bards and bardism - 1805 - 654 pages
...of generosity than that of Axylus in Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...praise bestowed on him by the people he entertained. MACPHERSON. The note betrays a curious imitation, concealed in the text. Iliad, vi. 12. A£iAoii ff... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 656 pages
...of generosity than thai of Axylus in Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...praise bestowed on him by the people he entertained. MACPHERSON. The note betrays a curious imitation, concealed in the text. Iliad, vi. 12. 'Ap»io? I&oToio,... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 364 pages
...(generosity than that of Ax j'lus ia Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...world carried hospitality to a greater length than the an«lent Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, ina man of condition, |o have the door of his... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 420 pages
...of generosity than that of Axylus in Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...ancient Scots. It was even infamous, for many ages, in a man of condition, to have the door of his house shut at all, lest, as the bards express it, the... | |
 | 1810 - 378 pages
...degree of generosity than that of Axylus in Homer: for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure...the people he entertained. No nation in the world earried hospitality to a greater length than the aneient Seots. It was even infamous, for many ages,... | |
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... is still a higher degree of generosity than that of Axylus in Homer : for the poet does not say, but the good man might, at the head of his own table, have heard with pleasure the praise bestowed on him by the people he entertained. No nation in the... 
