 Upon the whole, Mr. Milton seems to be possessed of some fancy and talent for rhyming ; two most dangerous endowments, which often unfit men for acting a useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant. If it be true,...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 3151810Full view - About this book
 | 1807 - 588 pages
...up his criticism on Milton's ode in the following appropriate sentences. ' Upon the whole, Mr. Mihon seems to be possessed of some fancy* and talent for...most dangerous endowments, which often? unfit men fbr acting an useful part in life, without qualifying them for' that which is great and brilliant.... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 pages
...pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice, that he means to live with her, because be likes her. Upon the whole, Mr. Milton seems to be...possessed of some fancy and talent for rhyming; two most dangeroos endowments, which often unfit men for acting an useful part in life, without qualifying them... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...having, it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice, that he means to live with her, because he likes her. Upon the whole, Mr. MiKon seems to be possessed of some fancy and talent for rhyming; two most danterous endowments, which... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - Satire, English - 1828 - 144 pages
...But having, it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient notice, that he means to live with her because he likes her. " Upon...dangerous endowments, which often unfit men- for acting a useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant. If it be true,... | |
 | 1852 - 374 pages
...having, it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice, that he means to live with her because he likes her. " Upon...an useful part in life, without qualifying them for what is great and brilliant. If it be true, as we have heard, that he has declined advantageous prospects... | |
 | 1852 - 454 pages
...of the celebrated revicw upon the " Hours of Idleness." It is in the happicst strain of caricature. Upon the whole, Mr. Milton seems to be possessed of...rhyming; two most dangerous endowments, which often unlit men for acting an useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant... | |
 | 1863 - 568 pages
...having, it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice that he means to live with her because he likes her. " Upon...dangerous endowments, which often unfit men for acting a useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which ia great and brilliant. If it be true,... | |
 | English literature - 1886 - 330 pages
...having, it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice that he means to live with her, because he likes her. Upon...dangerous endowments, which often unfit men for acting a useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant. If it be true,... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - Political science - 1889 - 932 pages
...it should seem, established his pretensions, he now thinks it sufficient to give notice that •he means to live with her, because he likes her. Upon...dangerous endowments, which often unfit men for acting a useful part in life, without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant If it be true,... | |
 | Edward Arber - English literature - 1896 - 644 pages
...having, it should seem, established his pretensions ; he now thinks it sufficient to give notice that he means to live with her, because he likes her. Upon...dangerous endowments which often unfit men for acting a useful part in life without qualifying them for that which is great and brilliant. If it be true,... | |
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