 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...examining their St. Lewis, their Ptt- celle, or their Alarique : The Engli/h have only to bqaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either Genius or .Learning, to have been perfect Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many Cenfures. For there is no Uniformity in the... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...examining their St. Lewis, their P«celle, or their Alarique: The Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either Genius or Learning, to have been perfect Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many Cenfures. For there is no Uniformity in the... | |
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 366 pages
...Juvenal, thus proceeds : " The Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and " Milton in heroic poeiry, who neither of them " wanted either genius or learning...perfeft poets, and yet both of them, are liable to u many cenfures ; for there is no .uniformity in " the defign of Spenfer: he aims at, the.,accomx :.... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...Juvenal, thus proceeds : " The Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and " Milton in heroic poetry, who neither of them " wanted either genius or learning to have been " perfect poets, and yet both of them are liable to •' many cenfures ; for there is no uniformity... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...examining their St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique : the Englifri have only to bpaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfect Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...examining their St. Lewis their Pucelle, or their Alariquc : the Englifli have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfed Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...The French have performed nothing in this kind, which is riot below thofe two Italians, and fubjcft to a thoufand more refleftions, without examining...their Alarique: the Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfeft Poets... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...without examining thsir St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alariqne: the Englifh have only to bo,:(t of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted....perfeft .Poets; and yet, both of them are liable to manycenfures. For there is no uniformity in the defign of Spenfer : .he aims .at the accomplifhment... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...tubjeft to a thoufand more refleftions, without examining their St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or the1r Alarique: the Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted -cither genius or learning, to have been perfeft Poets ; and yet, both of them are liable to manycenfures.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...this kind, which is not as below thofe two Italians, and fubjeft to a thoufand •more reflections, without examining their St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique: the Englifh have only to 1x>aft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of .them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfeft... | |
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The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfect poets, and yet both of them are liable to many censures. 
