...extracted specimens. IT was our divine Milton, who, wisely as forcih.'.y, laid down the principle "that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...himself to be a true poem, that is, a composition of the best and honorablest things." Often as this golden wisdom has been neglected by our poets —...

...those they feel within ? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

...confirmed," he says, " in the opinion, that he who would not be frustrated of his hope to write hereafter laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ;...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...

...those they feel within? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

...thoughts without transgression. And long it was not after, when I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...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...

...The following extracts are only portions of his own defence. " 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 be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and most honourable things ; not presuming...

...great (5) master, « when I « was confirmed in this opinion, that he who should hope to « write well in laudable things ought himself to be a true « poem...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and ho» nourablest things. » We know no English Poet who so speedily attained and so easily preserves...

...Jove, make thunder, then Noise has apotheosis, and all ears are open ! It is a saying of Milton, that " he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem," that is, as he himself explains, " a composition...

...all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared that " he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought...best and honourablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice...

...this opinion, that he who would not frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter, in things laudable, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition...best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have himself experience and practice of all...