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“That a Poet describes nothing so happily, as what he has seen; nor talks masterly, but in his native Language, and proper Idiom; nor mimicks truly other Manners, than those whose Originals he has practised and known.” LanguagePoetsIdiom Book:An Enquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer Source: An Enquiry into the Life and Writings of Homer