| John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 436 pages
...fpacious circuits of her mufing, hath liberty to propofe to herfelf, though of higheft hope and hardeft attempting; whether that epic form whereof the two poems of Homer, and thofe other two of Virgil and Taffo, are a difflife, and the book of Job a brief model : or whether... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...England hath had her noble achievements made small by the unskilful handling of monks and mechanics. Time serves not now, and perhaps I might seem too...of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Jo'ja brief modal ; or whether the rules of Aristotle herein are strictly to be kept, or nature to... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...noble achievements made small by the unskilful handling of monks and mechanics. Time serves not no\y, and perhaps I might seem too profuse, to give any...the mind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musingi hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope, and hardest attempting. Whether... | |
| John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 670 pages
...without renewed and encreafcd delight. " mTime ferves not now, and, perhaps, I might feem too profufe to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the fpacious circuits of her mufmg, hatli liberty to propofe to herfelf, though of highell hope and hardeft... | |
| Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...Reasons of C. Govern. P. \V. i. 120. to its subject or even to its form. " Time serves not," (he says,) " and perhaps I might seem too profuse to give any certain...attempting: whether that epic form, whereof the two pieces of Homer and those other two of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...England hath had her noble achievements made small by the unskilful handling of monks and mechanics. Time serves not now, and perhaps I might seem too...epic form, whereof the two poems Of Homer, and those bther two of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief model ; or whether the rules... | |
| Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...to execute for the benefit and delight of posterity. The conceptions and language are equally fine. Time serves not now, and perhaps I might seem too...liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope, nod hardest attempting ; whether that epic form whereof the two poems of Homer, and those other two... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...same language in this prose treatise, and in the poem. He says, in the former, that he shall give no ' certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious...herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting;' and he opens the third book of Paradise Lost, with telling us, that he had been 'taught by the heavenly... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...Reason of Church- Government he thus delivers his sentiments. ' Time serves not now, and per' haps I might seem too profuse ' to give any certain account...spacious circuits of her ' musing, hath liberty to pro' pose to herself, though of high' est hope, and hardest attempt' ing; whether that epic form '... | |
| Henry John Todd - Poets, English - 1826 - 460 pages
...is too sublime and interesting to be read again and again without renewed and enereased delight. " x Time serves not now, and, perhaps, I might seem too...highest hope and hardest attempting ; whether that epick form, whereof the two poems of Homer, and those other two of Virgil and Tasso, are a diffuse,... | |
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