| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...tibi Art. Poet. 101 Milton, with great depth of judgment, observes in his "Apology for Smectymnuus," that " he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition of the best and honourablest... | |
| William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pages
...conduct very early in life; for in fpeaking of the ftudies and fentiments of his youth, he fays, " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who " would not be fruftrate of his hope to write " well hereafter in laudable things , ought himfelf " to be a true poem;... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...his accents Jove resound.* / w « i was confirmed in the opinion that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...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... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...accents Jove resound.* w " I was confirmed in the opinion that he who would not be frustrated of bis hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 436 pages
...devote their verfe, difplaying fublime and pure thoughts, without tranfgreffion. And Jong it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be fruftrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himfelf to be a true poem ;... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...devote their verfe, difplaying fublime and pure thoughts, without tranfgrefiion. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be fruftrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himfelf to be a true poem j... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that...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... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And Jong it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be u true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...devote their verse, displaying sublime and pare thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that...well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to b$ a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honour-ablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
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