 | 1738 - 310 pages
...his Language is that he often affefts a kind of Jingle in his Words, as in the following Paflages, and many others \And brought into the World a World of Woe. • -Begirt tlf Almighty throne Befeeching or befieging This tempted ear attempt— At one flight bound high over... | |
 | 1737 - 314 pages
...was unequal to that Greitnefs of Soul, which furnifhed him with fuch glorious Conceptions. A fecond Fault in his Language is, that he often affects a Kind of Jingle in his Words, as in the following Paflages ; and many others : And brought into the World a World of Woe, Begirt th" Almighty Throne... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...was unequal to that Greaenefs of Soul, which furnimed him with fuch glorious Conceptions. A fecond Fault in his Language is, that he often affects a kind of Jingle in his Words, as in the following Paflages, and many others. And brought into the World a World of Woe. Begirt tb' Almighty Throne Befeeching... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...his Language is, that he often affects a kind of Jingle in his Words, as in the following Paflages, and many others. And brought into the World a World of Woe. -Begirt tb' Almighty Throne Befeeching or befiegingtempted our Attempt 4t onejiiglit Bound high overleap t... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...his lan^u.ige is th.rt he often affects a kind of jingle in hii words, as in the following paffitges, and many others : And brought into the world a world of woe. Htgirt th' Almighty throne Befeeching or befieging This teinp'ed our attempt At one fl glrt bound hi^n... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...justly apply to SHAKSPERE, what a celebrated writer said of MILTOS: Our language sunk under him, and was unequal to that greatness of soul which furnished him with such gleriotts conception. He therefore frequently uses old words, to give his dicYion an air of solemnity... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...phrases he sometimes makes use of, that ha was ;:cq i.iln crl with the whole circle of arts and sciences. A second fault in his language is, that he often affects...jingle in his words, as in the following passages, »nd many others : If, in the last place, we consider the language of this great poet, we must allow... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pages
...and beauty, without having recourse to these foreign assistances. Our language sunk under him, and was unequal to that greatness of soul which furnished...tempted our attempt At one slight bound high overleapt all bound.' I know there are figures for this kind of speech ; that some of the greatest ancients have... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pages
...sr,d beauty, without having recourse to these foreign assistances. Our language sunk under him, and was unequal to that greatness of soul, which furnished...conceptions. A second fault in his language is, that lie often affects a kind of jingle in his words, as in the following passages, and many others : And... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...and beauty, without having recourse to these foreign assistances. Our language sunk under him, and was unequal to that greatness of soul which furnished...world of woe. Begirt th' Almighty throne Beseeching or besiegingThis tempted our attempt At one slight bound high over-leapt all bound. I know there are figures... | |
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Milton's sentiments and ideas were so wonderfully sublime, that it would have been impossible for him to have represented them in their full strength and beauty, without having recourse to these foreign assistances. Our language sunk under him, and was... 
