...feveral of the ancient poets, even fometimes by HOMER and the GREEK tragedians, diminimes confiderably the merit of their noble performances,- and gives modern authors an advantage over them. We are not interefted in the fortunes and fentiments of fuch rough heroes: We are difpleafed to find the limits...

...however I may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I never can relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...in the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes : We are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded ; and whatever indulgence...

...may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I never can relish the composition. _'i he want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous in...in the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes : we are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded : and whatever indulgence...

...however I may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I never can relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...in the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes : We are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded ; and whatever indulgence...

...may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I • never can relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...considerably the merit of their noble performances, and gives modem authors an advantage over them. We are not interested in the fortunes and sentiments of such...

...however I may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I can never relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...in the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes ; we are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded ; and whatever indulgence...

...however I may excuse the poet, on account of the manners of his age, I never can relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes: We are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded; and whatever indulgence...

...however I may excuse the poet, on account of the manners in his age, I never can relish the composition. The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...the fortunes and sentiments of such rough heroes: We are displeased to find the limits of vice and virtue so much confounded: And whatever indulgence...

...partly old techniques, can be explored with weight on both sides" (159). Chapter Five 'Hume remarks that "The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...considerably the merit of their noble performances," although that judgment does not prevent Hume from saying in the same essay that "The same HOMER, who...

...account of the manners of his age, I never can relish the composition." And he drives the point home: "The want of humanity and of decency, so conspicuous...performances, and gives modern authors an advantage over them" (III, 282—83). Judgment of art on a moralistic basis is generally unacceptable to the twentieth century,...