 | 1842 - 630 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - 1927 - 328 pagina’s
...declared that " he who would aspire to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of...and the practice of all that which is praiseworthy." Nor is there in literature a more noble outline of a wise external education, than that which he drew... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pagina’s
...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...praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have himself experience and practice of all that is praiseworthy." In the next paragraph he proceeds—"... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 pagina’s
...would not he frustrate of his hopo 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... | |
 | 1849 - 600 pagina’s
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to he a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorable7 est things ;" and from this he never swerved. His life was indeed a true poem ; or it might... | |
 | 1827 - 516 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1845 - 436 pagina’s
...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 honorablest things; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Hugh Swinton Legaré - 1845 - 606 pagina’s
...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 honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men and famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1846 - 380 pagina’s
...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 honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
 | Sarah Margaret Ossoli (march.) - 1846 - 182 pagina’s
...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 honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he... | |
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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... 
