| Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...remaining Legends, it had certainly been more of a Piece ; but cou'd not have been perfedt, becaufe the Model was not true. But Prince Arthur, or his chief...whom he intended to make happy by the Marriage of his (jhriana, dying before him, depriv'd the Poet, both of of Means and Spirit, to accomplifti his Defign... | |
| Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 366 pages
...;perfe£t becaule the model was not true. But prince Arthur, or his chief patron Sir Philip Sidney, dying before him, deprived the .poet both of means...defign. 'For the reft, his obfolete language, and ill choice of his ftanaa, " are faults both of the fecond magnitude ; for " notwithftanding the firft,... | |
| Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...remaining " legends, it had certainly been more of a piect; " but could not have been perfect becaule the " model was not true. But prince Arthur, or " his chief patron Sir Philip Sidney, dying before, " him, depiived the poet bo:h cf means and fpi" rit to accomplifh his defign. For the... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...remaining legends, it had certainly been more of a piece ; but could not have been pcrfect, becaufe the model was not true. But prince Arthur, or his chief...make happy by the marriage of his Gloriana, dying botore him, deprived the Poet, both of means ar\d fpirit, to accomplifli his defign : for the reft,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...rema:n:ng legends, it had certainly been more of a piece ; but could not haw ;-.iteen perfeft, "becaufe the model was not true. But •prince Arthur; or his -chief...Gloriana, dying before him, deprived the Poet both xof means and fpirit, to accomplifh his defign: for the reft,' his obfolete language,' and the ill... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...been more of a piece ; but could not have iecn perfeft, becaufe the .model \vas not true. Bui prince prince Arthur, or his chief patron, Sir Philip Sidney,...whom he intended to make happy by the marriage of i his Gloriana, dying before him, deprived the Poet both of means and fpirit, to accomplifli his defign... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...been more of a piece ; but could not have rtecn i:crfcft, becaufe the model .was not true. But prmce Arthur, or his chief patron, Sir Philip Sidney, whom he intended to make happy by the marriage of" l:\s Gloriana, dying before him, deprived the Poet both of means and fpirit, to accomplifh his defign... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...^certainly been more of apiece; but could not have .been perfeft, becaule the model was not true. Bf:t prince Arthur, or his chief patron, Sir Philip Sidney, whom he intended to .make.happy by the marriage of has Gloriana, dying before him, deprived the Poet both of means and... | |
| Great Britain - 1791 - 322 pages
...remaining legends, it had certainly been more of a piece ; but could not have been perfect, becaufe the model was not true. But prince Arthur, or his chief patron, Sir Philip Sidney, dying before him, de- . f rived the poet both of means and fpirit to accomplifh his defign. For the... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...remaining legends, it had certainly heen more of a-piece ; but could not have been perfect, becaufe the model was not true. But Prince Arthur, or his chief...him, deprived the poet both of means and fpirit to accoaiplilh his defign. For the reft, his obfolete language, and ill choice of his (lanza.are faults... | |
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