 | John Struthers - 1850 - 326 pagina’s
...in the world for it. Yet though they be in themselves so proper, to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it ; neither...Angels into rhyme, he is so far from elevating of poesy that he only abases divinity. " In brief, he who can write a profane poem well may write a divine... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 428 pagina’s
...the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to bo made use of for this purpose ; none but a good artist will know how to do it: neither must we think to eut and polish diamonds with so little pains and skill as wo do marble : for if any man design to eompose... | |
 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1855 - 386 pagina’s
...in the world for it. Yet though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...sacred poem by only turning a story of the Scripture ... or some other godly matter into rhime ; he is so far from elevating of poesie, that he only abases... | |
 | 1855 - 712 pagina’s
...hi the world for it. Yet though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...with so little pains and skill as we do marble. For it' any man design to compose a sacred poem by only turning a story of the Scripture ... or some other... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 900 pagina’s
...the world for '. it Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose; none but a good artist will know how to do it: neither...and polish diamonds with so little pains and skill аз we do marble : for if any man design to compose a sacred poem, by only turning a story of the... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1857 - 404 pagina’s
...great judicio«sness, " though they be so proper in themselves to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it, neither...diamonds with so little pains and skill as we do marble. He who can write a profane poem well, may write a divine one better ; but he who can do that but ill,... | |
 | Edmund Waller, Sir John Denham - 1857 - 380 pagina’s
...already most admirable and exalted pieces of poetry, or are the best materials in the world for it. think to cut and polish diamonds with so little pains and skill as we do marble. He who can write a profane poem well, may write a divine one better ; but he who can do that but ill,... | |
 | 1906 - 560 pagina’s
...in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose; None but a good Artist will know how to do it: neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other goodly matter, like Mr. Heywood of Angels, into Rhyme; He is so far from elevating... | |
 | John McLaren McBryde - 1899 - 96 pagina’s
...themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it ... for if any man design to compose a sacred poem, by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other goodly matter, like Mr. Heywood of Angels, into rhyme, he is so far from elevating... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1905 - 488 pagina’s
...the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; None but a good Artist will know how to do it : neither...Mr. Quarles\ or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of Angels, into Rhyme ; He is so far from elevating of Poesie, that he only abases Divinity.... | |
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All the Books of the Bible are either already most admirable, and exalted pieces of Poesie, or are the best Materials in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; None but a good Artist will know... 
