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... The Life of John Milton - Page 212by Charles Symmons - 1810 - 646 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...observes in his "Apology for Smectymnuus," 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 of the best and honourablest things, and have in himself the experience and practice of all that which... | |
| John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 624 pages
...accents Jove resound.* / w « i was confirmed in the opinion that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless ha has in himself the experience and the practice of all that u praise-worthy." Apol. for Smect.—... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
| 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...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... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...Jong it was not after, when 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 u true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...best and honour-ablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...his youth, he says, — " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...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... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to .write well hereafter in laudahle•things, ought himself to bfr a. true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern...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... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought...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 - 1824 - 580 pages
...in his ' Apology for Smectymnnus, 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 ' tompotition of the liest and finnourablest things, — and have in himself tfte experience and practice... | |
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