 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...truly fuch, is undoubtedly the greateft work which the foul of a man is capable to perform. The defign of it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example ; it is conveyed in verfe, that it may delight while it inftrufts : the aftion of it is always one, entire, and great.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...truly fuch, is undoubtedly the greateft work which the foul of a man is capable to perform. The defign of it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example ; it is conveyed in verfe, that it may delight while it inftrufts : the aftion of it is always one, entire, and great.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...fuch, i» undoubtedly the I greatelt work which the foul of a man is capable | to perform. The dcfign of it is to form the mind ' to heroic virtue by example ; it is Conveyed in verfe, that it may delight while it intlrudts : the B&ion of it is always one, entire, and great. The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MULGRAVE, &C. AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER.6 XJL HEROICK poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work...perform. The design of it is, to form the mind to heroick virtue by example ; it is conveyed in verse, that it may delight while it in5 Prefixed, in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MULGRAVE, &C. AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER.6 A. HEROICK poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of man is t&pable to perform. The design of it is, to form the mind to heroick virtue by example ; it is conveyed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...LORD MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MULGRAVE,* &c. AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...to perform. The design of it is to form the mind to * Mulgrave's early and intimate connection with our author has been often noticed in the course of... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MTJLGRAVE,* &c. i AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...to perform. The design of it is to form the mind to * Mulgrave's early and intimate connection with our author has been often noticed in the course of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 pages
...truly such, is undoubtedly the greatcbt work which the soul of a man is capabfe te perform, 'fhe cteign of it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example;, it is conveyed in 'erse, that it may delight while it instruct«: tlie action of it is aj'.vays от1, entire, and great.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...LORD MARQUIS OF NORMAMBY, EARL OF Ml'LGHAVE, &C. AND IN1GHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE CARTER. AN heroic poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of a man is capable to perform. The design of it is to form the mind to heroic virtue by example ; it... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 pages
...LORD MARQUIS OF NORMANBY, EARL OF MULGRAVE,* &c. > AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER. A HEROIC poem, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest...to perform. The design of it is to form the mind to * Mulgrave's early and intimate connection with our author has been often noticed in the course of... | |
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A HEROIC POEM, truly such, is undoubtedly the greatest work which the soul of man is capable to perform. 
