 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 608 pages
...tibi Art. Poet. 101 Milton, with great depth of judgment, observes in his "Apology for Smectymnuus," that " he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition of the best and honourablest... | |
 | William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pages
...conduct very early in life; for in fpeaking of the ftudies and fentiments of his youth, he fays, " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who " would not be fruftrate of his hope to write " well hereafter in laudable things , ought himfelf " to be a true poem;... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 440 pages
...verfe, difplaying fublime and pure thoughts, without tranfgreffion. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be fruftrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought . himfelf to be a tnie poem... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...verfe, difplaying fublime and pure thoughts, without tranfgrefiion. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be fruftrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himfelf to be a true poem j... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And Jong it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be u true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...verse, displaying sublime and pare thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to b$ a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts, without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...frustrate of his hope to .write well hereafter in laudahle•things, ought himself to bfr a. true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of .the best... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
...Art. Poet. 102. i Milton with great depth of ' judgment observes in his ' Apology for Smectymnnus, that ' he who would not be frustrate ' of his hope to write well in ' laudable things, ought himself ' to be a true poem, that is, a ' tompotition of the liest and... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 374 pages
...verse, displaying sublime and pure thoughts without transgression. And 'long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to writ* well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 592 pages
...especially of the higher efforts of poetry, ' I was confirmed,' he says, in his usual noble style, ' I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be » true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things; not presuming... | |
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And long it was not after, when I was confirm'd in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought him selfe to bee a true Poem, that is, a composition, and patterne of the best and honourablest... 
