 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 302 pages
...Milton, who, wisely as forciMy, laid down the principle "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 of the best and honor-ablest things." .Often as this golden wisdom has been neglected by our poets—often... | |
 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 528 pages
...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, ought 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 pages
...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...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 pages
...confirmed," he says, " in the opinion, that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write hereafter laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ;...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless... | |
 | Jones Very - 1839 - 202 pages
...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...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...the end of their effort. But the idea of a purer existence than any he saw around him, to be realised in the life and conversation of men, inspired every...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 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... 
