 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...  History of English Literature - Page 244by Hippolyte Taine - 1877Full view - About this book
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...would not be frustrated of bis hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition and pattern of...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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to b$ a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of...the experience and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...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 experience and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...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 experience and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy. These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is. a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises...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... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition and pattern of...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... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...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 experience and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy: These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, and honest haughtiness,... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...would not be frustrated 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 the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 most honourable tilings ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless... | |
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