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- noun Plural form of
epicist .
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Examples
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The literal rendering of the '_dixit_' of the ancient epicists, strikes us as being eitremely forcible here.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Various
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Nonnus, the last and not one of the least learned and graceful of the later Greek epicists, who probably lived not long after Claudian, was also of Egyptian birth and training, and he and Claudian are really the last representatives of that Alexandrian school which had from the first had so large and deep an influence over the literature of Rome.
Latin Literature 1902
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Later epicists in their desire to avoid this fault over elaborate their commonplace passages.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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As the simile was so assiduously cultivated by the Latin epicists and forms a distinctive feature of their style, we shall give in the appendix to this chapter a comparative table of the more important similes of the three chief epic poets.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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All the other epicists will follow at a respectful distance.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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The Roman epicists bestowed great elaboration on their similes, and as a rule imitated them from a certain limited number of Greek originals.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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He does no more than all schools have done, copy their own masters; as the Greek epicists and Virgil copied Homer; as all succeeding Latin epicists copied Virgil; as Italians copied
Literary and General Lectures and Essays Charles Kingsley 1847
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"Well Woody, as you can read in the comments you inspired other epicists with your poem.
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"Well Woody, as you can read in the comments you inspired other epicists with your poem.
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