 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 σελίδες
...poem ; 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...of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem even of what I was, or what I might be, (which let envy call pride) and lastly, that modesty, whereof,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 σελίδες
...poem ; 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...of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem even of what I was, or what Imight be, (which let envy call pride) and lastly, that modesty, whereof,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 σελίδες
...composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of hertiic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the...of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem even of what I was, or what I might be, (which let envy call pride) and lastly, that modesty, whereof,... | |
 | 1807 - 570 σελίδες
...ten visiblein ouruniversities)how noblydoeshe •vindicate himself, in his' Apology for Smectymnuus!' 'These reasonings, together with a certain niceness...honest haughtiness and self-esteem, either of what 1 was, or what I might be (which let envy call pride) and, lastly, a becoming modesty, all uniting... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 σελίδες
...a true poem ; that is. a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless...the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy." In reply to the absurd charge of his leading a dissolute life, he gives an engaging... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 σελίδες
...poem, 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...reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, and honest haughtiness, and self-esteem even then of what I was or what I might be (which let envy... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 σελίδες
...poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless...and selfesteem either of what I was or what I might he, which let envy call pride, and lastly that modesty, whereof though not in the title page, yet here... | |
 | 1826 - 548 σελίδες
...; 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...the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy.' Vol. I. p. 224. We learn from his works, that he used his multifarious reading to build... | |
 | 1826 - 548 σελίδες
...honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless be have in himself the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy.' Vol. I. p. 224. We learn from his works, that he used his multifarious reading to build... | |
 | 1827 - 634 σελίδες
...; 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...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy.' — Vol. I. p. 224. We learn from his works, that he used his multifarious reading to build up within... | |
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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, that is a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing... 
