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 ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honour-ablest things; not presuming to sing... Improvement Era - Page 3601899 - 1146 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of hertiic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and selfesteem... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...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...the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy." In reply to the absurd charge of his leading a dissolute life, he gives an engaging... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy: These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, and honest haughtiness, and self-esteem... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 he...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and selfesteem... | |
| 1826 - 548 pages
...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he...the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy.' Vol. I. p. 224. We learn from his works, that he used his multifarious reading to build... | |
| 1826 - 548 pages
...honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless be have in himself the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy.' Vol. I. p. 224. We learn from his works, that he used his multifarious reading to build... | |
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