 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 honourablest things ; not presuming to sing...  Lives of Sacred Poets - Page 20de Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 363 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...subject are as follows : — " He that would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ;...best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
 | 1849 - 602 pages
...started with the conviction "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 honorableest things ;" and from this he never swerved. His life was indeed a true poem ; or it might... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1849 - 432 pages
...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 honorablest things; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Saint-Marc Girardin - 1849 - 264 pages
...when I was confirmed in this opinion 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 and pattern of the best and honorablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have... | |
 | 1881 - 792 pages
...confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not bo frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter ia laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is a composition and pattern of the best and houorablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have... | |
 | 1851 - 808 pages
...has finely expressed it) that ' He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem —...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 practice... | |
 | 1852 - 634 pages
...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 —...best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...this opinion, that he who would not frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter, in things laudable, ought himself to be a true poem; that is, a composition...best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have himself experience and practice of all... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1852 - 364 pages
...which he himself expresses ? — " 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 honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 580 pages
...noble sentiment from Strabo. * "He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem —...and honourablest things — not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
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