...hereafter iu landable things, ought himself to be a true pocm ; that is, a composition and pattern of the honorablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous citics, unless he have himself the expericnce and the practice of all that is praiseworthy.' Nor is...

...confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not bo frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter ia laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem, that is a composition and pattern of the best and houorablest things, not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he have...

...We must understand (as he himself has finely expressed it) that ' He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...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 long it was not after when I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...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 he...

...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 and pattern of the best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he...

...Jonson has borrowed this just and noble sentiment from Strabo. * "He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things...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 he...

...noble sentiment from Strabo. * "He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter iu laudable things ought himself to be a true poem —...that is a composition and pattern of the best and houourablest things — not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

...us hear what our great poet has to say on this point. "He, who would aspire to write well hereafter, ought himself to be a true poem — that is, a composition and a pattern of the best and honourablest things — not presuming to sing high praises of high men 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 well hereafter in laudable things,...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things, — not presuming to sing * ie most inclined to love, and to light and amorous...

...wealth of wit and words of wisdom.* Milton has prettily observed : ' He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things,...true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the honourablest things.' In few cases, we firmly believe, has the truth of this principle met with a fitter...