"I have more to do with the Ancients and their History than with the Moderns." KING (changing the topic).

"What do you think, is Homer or Virgil the finer as an Epic Poet ?" GELLERT.

"Homer, as the more original." KING.

"But Virgil is much more polished (VIEL POLIRTER)." GELLERT.

"We are too far removed from Homer's times to judge of his language.