 | 1738 - 310 pages
...IT is not therefore fufficient, that the Language of an Epic Poem be Perfpicuous, unlefs it be alfo Sublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common Forms and ordinary Phrafes of Speech. The Judgment of a Poet very much difcovers it felf in fhunning the common Roads... | |
 | 1737 - 314 pages
...therefore fufficient that the I anguage of an Epic Poem be perfpicuous, unlefs it be alfo fublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common Forms and ordinary Phrafes of Speech. The (udgment of a Poet very much difcovers itfelf in fhunning the common Roads of... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 pages
...therefore fufficient, that the language of an epic poem be perfpicuous, unlcfs it be alfo fublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrafes of {peech. The judgment of a poet very much difcovers itfclf in munning the common roads of... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...is not therefore fufficient, that the language of an epic poem be pcrfpicuous,unlefsitbealfofublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrafes of fpeech. The judgment of a poet very much discovers itfelf in fhunning the common roads of... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...is not therefore fufficient that the Language of an Epic Poem be Perfpicuous, unlefs it • be alfo Sublime. To this End it ought to deviate from the common Forms and ordinary Phrafes of Speech. The Judgment of a Poet very much difcovers itfelf in fhunning the common Roads of... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...therefore fufficient, that the language of an epic poem be peripicuous, uhlefs it be alfo fublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrafes of fpeech. The judgment of a poet very muchdifcovcrs itfelf in fhunning the common roads of... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...therefore fufficient, that the language of an epic poem be perfpicuous, unlefs it be alfo fublime. Tw this end it ought to deviate from the common forms; and ordinary phrafes of fpeech. The judgment of a poet very much difcovers itfelf in fhunning the common roads of... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Grtek or Roman, because we never hear the/n pronounced in our streets, or in ordinary conversation. It is not therefore sufficient that the language of an epic poem be perspicuous, unless it be als i sublime. To this «nd it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech.... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pages
...Greek or Roman, because we never hear them pronounced in our streets, or in ordinary conversation. It is not therefore sufficient, that the language...the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech. The judgment of a poet very much discovers itself in shunning the common roads of expression, without falling... | |
 | 1803 - 372 pages
...Greek or Roman, because we never hear them pronounced in our streets, or in ordinary conversation. It is not therefore sufficient, that the language...the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech. The judgment of a poet very much discovers itself in shunning the common roads of expression, without falling... | |
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It is not therefore sufficient, that the language of an epic poem be perspicuous, unless it be also sublime. To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech. 
