 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...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 things, and have in himself the experience and practice of all that which... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...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, ought...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless ha has in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be u true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of...honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of hertiic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice of all that... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...Jove resoand.i t " I was confirmed in the opinion that he, who would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he has in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...youth, he says, — " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...true poem ; that is. a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...guileless heart; 36 « i was confirmed in the opinion that he, who would not be frustrated 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 the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
...in his ' Apology for Smectymnnus, 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 ' tompotition of the liest and finnourablest things, — and have in himself tfte experience and practice... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 most honourable tilings ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless... | |
 | 1826 - 548 pages
...usual noble style, ' 1 was confirmed in this opinion, that 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
