 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...altogether a serious poet ; and in this difiers from Chaucer and Shakespear, and resembles Spenser. ment of in a degree next to the highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam and Eve; fancy,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...altogether a serious poet; and in this differs from Chaueer and Shakespear, and resembles Spenser. Like" gods they fight, nor dread a mortal wound. So when bold Homer makes t in a degree next to the highest ; perfeet eharaeter in the eoneeption of Satan, of Adam and Eve ; faney,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 pages
...themes of equal sublimity, it will never probably be matched. A critic, analysing the poetical character of Milton, says, he has ' sublimity in the highest...highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam, and Eve ; fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 338 pages
...themes of equal sublimity, it will never probably be matched. A critic, analysing the poetical character of Milton, says, he has ' sublimity in the highest...highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam, and Eve; fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - Women - 1847 - 362 pages
...gems of night, shines the next name in England's coronet of genius. A critic, analyzing the character of Milton, says, — " He has sublimity in the highest...fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate and powerful, and his versification, with occasional harshness and... | |
 | Louise Caroline Tuthill, Mrs. Louisa C. Cuthill - 1853 - 312 pages
...stars of night, shines the next name in England's coronet of genius. A critic, analyzing the character of Milton, says : " He has sublimity in the highest...fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate and powerful ; and his versification, with occasional harshness and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 350 pages
...altogether a serious poet; and in this differs from Chaucer and Shakespeare, and resembles Spenser. He has sublimity in the highest degree ; beauty in an equal degree ; pathos in a degree next to the highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam and Eve ; fancy,... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 pages
...themes of equal sublimity, it will never probably be matched. A critic, analysing the poetical character of Milton, says, he has ' sublimity in the highest...highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam, and Eve ; fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1902 - 442 pages
...altogether a serious poet ; and in this differs from Chaucer and Shakespear, and resembles Spenser. He has sublimity in the highest degree : beauty in an equal degree ; pathos in a degree next to the highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam and Eve; fancy,... | |
 | Herbert Grabes - 2005 - 408 pages
...and especially John Milton earns the highest recognition: A critic, analyzing the poetical character of Milton, says, he has "sublimity in the highest...highest; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam and Eve; fancy, learning, vividness of description, stateliness, decorum. His style is elaborate... | |
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A critic, analysing the poetical character of Milton, says, he has ' sublimity in the highest degree ; beauty in an equal degree ; pathos next to the highest ; perfect character in the conception of Satan, of Adam, and Eve ; fancy, learning, vividness... 