 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...  Essays and Poems - Page 34by Jones Very - 1839 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1827 - 516 pages
...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. In his usual noble style, he " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...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... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1846 - 382 pages
...daily paper. Beside, who can think of Milton without the feeling which he himself expresses ? — " He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | Sarah Margaret Ossoli (march.) - 1846 - 182 pages
...daily paper. Beside, who can think of Milton without the feeling which he himself expresses ? — " He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice... | |
 | 1847 - 610 pages
...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...true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the heart and honorablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 540 pages
...the details of agriculture, for something to suit his purpose. — ED. * Dante and Petrarch. opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...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... | |
 | 1849 - 602 pages
...life-struggle against vice, and error, and darknesss, in all its forms. He had started with the conviction "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorableest things ;" and from this he never swerved. His life was indeed a true poem ; or it might... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...a true poet. His noble words on this subject are as follows : — " He that would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...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... | |
 | Saint-Marc Girardin - 1849 - 264 pages
...enchantments of the man who had slept. * "And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion 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 and pattern of the best... | |
 | John Milton, James Prendeville - 1850 - 452 pages
...guide." The following extracts are only portions of his own defence. " 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 be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and most honourable things; not presuming... | |
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