 | Henry Fothergill Chorley - 1836 - 528 หน้า
...with extracted specimens. IT was our divine Milton, who, wisely as forcih.'.y, laid down the principle "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition of the best and honorablest things." Often as this golden wisdom has been neglected by our poets —... | |
 | 1838 - 428 หน้า
...us those they feel within ? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 หน้า
...confirmed," he says, " in the opinion, that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write hereafter laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ;...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless... | |
 | Jones Very - 1839 - 202 หน้า
...us those they feel within? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practice... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1839 - 720 หน้า
...things, he will do well practically to remember what Milton has no less truly than finely said— " He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 หน้า
...though blind, had I no better guide." The following extracts are only portions of his own defence. " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and most honourable things ; not presuming... | |
 | 1842 - 630 หน้า
...great (5) master, « when I « was confirmed in this opinion, that he who should hope to « write well in laudable things ought himself to be a true « poem...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and ho» nourablest things. » We know no English Poet who so speedily attained and so easily preserves... | |
 | Calvin Pease - 1842 - 56 หน้า
...rivalling Jove, make thunder, then Noise has apotheosis, and all ears are open ! It is a saying of Milton, 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, as he himself explains, " a composition... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - 1927 - 328 หน้า
...all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared that " he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 หน้า
...usual noblo style — "I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not he frustrate of his hopo to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not. presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless... | |
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I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem... 
