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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser - Page 355
by Edmund Spenser - 1839
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The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1

Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 442 pages
...indeed fo worthie and commendable an art ; or rather no art, but a divine gift and heavenly in~ Jiinft not to be gotten by labour and learning, but adorned with both; and poured into the witte by a certaine Enthoufiafmos and celejiiall infpiration, as the Author hereof elfe where at large difcourfeth...
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The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 1

Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 440 pages
...indeed fo worthie and commendable an art ; or rather no art, but a divine gift and heavenly injlinct not to be gotten by labour and learning, but adorned with both; and poured into the wittc by a certaine Enthottfiafmos and celejiiall infpiration, as the Author hereof elfe where at large...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1

William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 464 pages
...See also the Argument to October in the Shepherd's Calendar. Speaking of " Poetrie," he calls it " a " divine gift, and heavenly instinct, not to be...adorned " with both, and poured into the witte by a " certaine enthusiasmos and celestiall inspiration, " as the author hereof elsewhere at large dis"...
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Spenser, Daniel

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...barbarous, alwaies of singular account and honour, and being indeed so worthie and commendable an art; or rather no art, but a divine gift and heavenly instinct...learning, but adorned with both; and poured into the wittu by a certaine eothousiasmos and celestial! inspiration, as the author hereof else v here at large...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Spenser, Daniel

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...barbarous, alwaies of singular account and honour, and being indeed so worthie and commendable an art; or rather no art, but a divine gift and heavenly instinct not to be gotten by labour"and learning, but adonied with both; and poured into the »itte by a certaine enthousiasmes...
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes, Volume 4

Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1825 - 408 pages
...barbarous, alwaies of singular account and honour, and being indeed so worthie and commendable an art ; or rather no art, but a divine gift and heavenly instinct...adorned with both ; and poured into the witte by a certaine Enthousiasmos and celestiall inspiration, as the Author hereof else where at large discourseth...
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Shakspeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on ...

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...unfortunately proved faithless, of committing it to the press. Poetry, observes this commentator, is " Farmer, has advanced an opinion in several respects...necessary, in justice to him and previous to any fu certaine Enthusiasmos and celestial inspiration, as the Author hereof elsewhere at large discourseth...
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Shakespeare [sic] and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet ...

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1843 - 970 pages
...unfortunately proved faithless, of committing it to the press. Poetry, observes this commentator, is ndid and beautiful passages: " How sweet the moon-light...Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep witte'by a certaine Enthusiasmos and celestial inspiration, as the Author hereof elsewhere at large...
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William Shakspere: A Biography, Book 2

Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...The cause of the contempt was the want of true poets. The same argument says of poetry, that it is " a divine gift, and heavenly instinct, not to be gotten...learning, but adorned with both, and poured into the wit by a certain Enthousiasmos and celestial inspiration." In the case of Shakspere the Enthousiasmos...
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Shakspeare and his times

Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pages
...proved faithless, of rommitting it to the press. Poetry, observes this commentator, is " no art, but ! divine gift and heavenly instinct not to be gotten by labour and learning, bu adorned with both; and poured into the witte by a certaine Enthusiasmos am celestial inspiration,...
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