 This neglect then of rime so little is to be taken for a defect, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it rather is to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty recovered to heroic poem from the troublesome and...  The Modern Language Review - Page 2921907Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...taken for a defeft, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it rather is to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming. UPON THK PARADISE LOST. BY MR. AD DIS O N. Cedite Roman! Scriptores, Cedite Graii. PROPEUT;... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...taken for a defect, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it rather is to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming. BOOK THE FIRST. THE ARGUMENT. This first Book proposes, first in brief, the whole sub;ect,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...taken for a defect, though it may seem, so perhaps to vulgav readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...poem, from the troublesome and modern • bondage of rhyming*. THE FIRST BOOK OF PARADISE LOST. THE ARGUMENT. This first book proposes, first in brief,... | |
 | 1819 - 614 pages
...this is a mere vulgar error, even though the author himself may tell us that " it is to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty recovered to the heroie poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming." His words are to be understood... | |
 | 1832 - 614 pages
...who preceded Milton, who fell into an obvious error when he supposed that his " Paradise Lost" was " an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming." Lord Surrey, it is well known, had translated the second and fourth books of the "/Eneid"... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...taken for a defect, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it rather is to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming'. • The Earl of Surrey had translated two books of Virgil's /Eneid without rhyme; and, beside... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 368 pages
...taken for a defect, though it may seem so, perhaps, to vulgar readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming." Without entering into any argument on the question, dogmatically as the law is here laid... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 pages
...for a defect, though it may seem so, perhaps, to vulgar readers, th«t it is rather to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...recovered to heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern homage of rhyming." Without entering into any argument on the cuestion. dogmatically as the law is... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - 528 pages
...perhaps, to vulgar readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of G 4, ancient liberty recovered to heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming." Without entering into any argument on the question, dogmatically as the law is here laid... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1838 - 332 pages
...taken for a defect, though it may seem so, perhaps, to vulgar readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example set, the first in English, of ancient liberty...heroic poem, from the troublesome and modern bondage of rhyming." Without entering into any argument on the question, dogmatically as the law is here laid... | |
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