 | lady Pleasance Smith - 1832 - 652 páginas
...upon what higher efforts of poetry. — ' I was confirmed," he says, in his usual noble style, ' I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things : not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 páginas
...of an antagonist. He " was confirmed," he says, " in this opinion : that he who would not frustrate his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 350 páginas
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it. was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 páginas
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I rymen but a honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1835 - 484 páginas
...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. " I was confirmed," he says in his usual noble style— "I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 528 páginas
...with extracted specimens. IT was our divine Milton, who, wisely as forcih.'.y, laid down the principle "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition of the best and honorablest things." Often as this golden wisdom has been neglected by our poets —... | |
 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 302 páginas
...with extracted specimens. IT was our divine Milton, who, wisely as forciMy, laid down the principle "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition of the best and honor-ablest things." .Often as this golden wisdom has been neglected by our poets—often... | |
 | 1838 - 428 páginas
...us those they feel within ? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 páginas
...confirmed," he says, " in the opinion, that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write hereafter laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ;...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless... | |
 | 1839 - 636 páginas
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have... | |
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I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem... 
