Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than lightning.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
The poet must put on the passion he wants to represent.
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one difficulty involves us in another.