...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 profuse, to give any certain account of what the miiul at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of...

...for we know that he long hesitated as to what Bubject he should choose: — "Time serves not now, aw might seem too profuse, to give any certain account of what the wind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of...

...might seem too profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuit of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself,...Tasso, are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief, model." — P. 69. THESE latter words deserve particular notice. I do not doubt that Milton intended...

...ought no regard to be sooner had, than to God's glory, by the honour and instruction of my country "Time serves not now, and perhaps I might seem too...herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting." Here he goes on to speak of the various modes of utterance in which the divine gift of poesy may express...

...that he long hesitated as to what subject he should choose: — "Time serves not now, and perhaps I 14 might seem too profuse, to give any certain account...herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting. . . . And lastly, what king or knight before the conquest might be chosen in whom to lay the pattern...

...of his own transcendent ideal. NOTES ON MILTOK 1807 * (Hayley quotes the following passage : — ) " Time serves not now, and, perhaps, I might seem too...account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuit of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting...

...of his own transcendent ideal. NOTES OS MILTON. 1807.* (Hayley quotes the following passage:—) " Time serves not now, and, perhaps, I might seem too...account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuit of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting;...

...certain account of what the mind kt home, in the «pacioiis circuits of her musing, hath !:b-:-rty to propose to herself, though of highest hope and hardest attempting. Whether that epic form, v hrrvof the two poems of Homer, and those other two of Virjril and Tasso нге a ditl'use, and the...

...might seem too profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuit of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself,...Tasso, are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief, model"— P. 69. THESE latter words deserve particular notice. I do not doubt that Milton intended...

...profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuit of her musing, bath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope...two of Virgil and Tasso, are a diffuse, and the book nf Job a. brief, model!' — P. 69. THESE latter words deserve particular notice. I do not doubt that...