 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...of yede) — went. ADVERTISEMENT. THIS poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...writ in our language ; just as in French the style of Marot, who lived under Francis I. has been used in tales, and familiar epistles, by the politest writers... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...THIS poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete wordi, and a simplicity of diction in tome of the lines, which borders on the ludicrous, were...writ in our language; just as in French the style of Marot, who lived under Francis I. has been used in tales, and familiar epistles, by the politest writers... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...CASTLE OF irDOLENCE. THE The foregoing poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...of that admirable poet, as well as the measure in whith he wrote, are, as it were, appropriated by custom to allegorical poems writ in our language;... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...VOL. II. CASTLE INDOLENCE. This 1'oriu being writ in the manner of Spenser, (he obsolete word?, ami a simplicity of diction in some of the lines, which borders on the Indicrous, were necessary In make the imitation more perfect. And the style of that admirable poet,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...ALLEGORICAL I'OEM. ADTIKTI9EHKNT. THII poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...wrote, are, as it were, appropriated by custom to allegorical poems writ in our language ; just as in French the style of Marot, who lived under Francis... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...ALLEGORICAL 1-OEM. ADTtRTISEMKNT. TBII poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...more perfect And the style of that admirable poet, as welt as the measure in which he wrote, are, as it were, appropriated by custom to allegorical poems... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 316 pages
...ALLEGORICAL POEM. ADVERTISEMENT. This poem being written in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...more perfect. And the style of that admirable poet, at well at the measure in which he wrote, are, as it were, appropriated by custom to all allegorical... | |
 | 1822 - 278 pages
...praise. THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. This Poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...in our language ; just as in French, the style of Marot, who lived under Francis the First, has been used in tales, and familiar epistles, by the politest... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the Hues, which borders on the ludicrous, were necessary to...in our language ; just as in French, the style of Marot, who lived under Francis the First, has been used in tales, and familiar epistles, by the politest... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...I ...MM. u rOEM. Advertisement. This poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines,...perfect. And the style of that admirable poet, as well a< the measure in which he wrote, are, as it were, appropriated by custom to allegorical poems writ... | |
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This Poem being writ in the manner of Spenser, the obsolete words, and a simplicity of diction in some of the lines which borders on the ludicrous, were necessary to make the imitation more perfect. 
