 | 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 - 446 pages
...them to whom they 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... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 436 pages
...whom they 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 ;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...never write but honour of them to whom they devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after,...to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...never write but honour of them to whom they devote their verse, displaying sublime and pare thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after,...to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to b$ a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...whom they devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And Jong it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion,...to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be u true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...never write, but honour of them to whom they devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after,...to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honour-ablest things;... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...conduct very early in life ; for in speaking of the studies and sentiments of his youth, he says, — " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is. a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...never write but honour of them to whom they devote their verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after,...frustrate of his hope to .write well hereafter in laudahle•things, ought himself to bfr a. true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of .the best... | |
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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... 
