 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 528 páginas
...Milton, who, wisely as forcih.'.y, laid down the principle "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter, in laudable things,...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 —... | |
 | 1838 - 428 páginas
...us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 páginas
...to remember what Milton has no less truly than finely said— " He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | 1839 - 636 páginas
...it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
 | Jones Very - 1839 - 202 páginas
...us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
 | 1839 - 598 páginas
...it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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 - 1841 - 556 páginas
...he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and most honourable things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless... | |
 | 1842 - 630 páginas
...great (5) master, « when I « was confirmed in this opinion, that he who should hope to « write well in laudable things ought himself to be a true « poem...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and ho» nourablest things. » We know no English Poet who so speedily attained and so easily preserves... | |
 | Calvin Pease - 1842 - 56 páginas
...are open ! It is a saying of Milton, 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, as he himself explains, " a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things, not presuming... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - 1927 - 328 páginas
...all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared that " he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
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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... 
