Preface to The Iliad of Homer by Alexander Pope | Poetry Foundation
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Homer is universally allowed to have had the greatest invention of any writer whatever. The praise of judgment Virgil has justly contested with him, and others may have their pretensions...

Alexander Pope’s translation of The Iliad is certainly a translation to read, but likely not the first one to read. His preface is a joy for fans of Homer, though.