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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... "
Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ... - Page 185
by George Burnett - 1813
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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7

John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...would not be frustrated of bis hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition and pattern of...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he has in himself the experience and the practice...
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The life of Milton, and Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost, by ...

William Hayley - 1810 - 472 pages
...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is. a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises...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...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition and pattern of...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he has in himself the experience and the practice...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 3

Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 pages
...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...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...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...would not be frustrated 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 honorablest things, not presuming to sing the high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 most honourable tilings ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless...
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Christian Examiner and Theological Review, Volume 3

1826 - 548 pages
...; 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...
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Christian Examiner and Theological Review, Volume 3

1826 - 548 pages
...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...best and 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...
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A Selection from the English Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 1

John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to writ* well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true 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 he have...
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American Tracts

1827 - 634 pages
...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...best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice...
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