 | Sir Philip Sidney - 1787 - 158 pàgines
...much corrupt, as the others drinefs, and fquallor, if they chufe not carefully. Spenfer, in affefting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would have...him read for his matter ; but as Virgil read Ennius. The reading of Homer and firgil is counfelled by Qu'mtilian^ as £he befi way of uv fprming youth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pàgines
...practice alliteration. M. Mason. To affect is thus used by Ben Jonson in his Discoveries: "Spenser in affecting the ancients, writ no language; yet I would have him read for his matter, but as Virgi Iread Ennius." Steevens. The ridicule designed in this passage may not be unhappily illustrated... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pàgines
...practice alliteration. M. Mason. To affect is thus used by Ben Jonson in his Discoveries ; " Spenser in affecting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would have him read for his matter, but as Virgi Iread Ennuis." Ste evens. 3 The praiseful princess — ] This emendation was made by the editor... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 pàgines
...her heart. Orantt, 7. To imit.-.tc in an uunatural and conflrained manner.- — Sptnfer, in jfftZllng the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would have...him read for His matter, but as Virgil read Ennius. Ben jonf. fiifa 8. To convict of tome crime ) to attaint with guilt : a phrafc merely juridical.—... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pàgines
...brought against Spenser so early as the days of Ben .Johson ; who says, in his Discoveries, " Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language; yet I would have him read fur his matter, but as Virgil read Ennius." This has been generally supposed to apply only to Spenser's... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 464 pàgines
...do not as much corrupt as the others dryness and squalor, if they choose not carefully. Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would...him read for his matter, but as Virgil read Ennius. The reading of Homer and Virgil is counselled by Quintilian, as the best way of * Li?y. Sallust. Sidney.... | |
 | 1816 - 756 pàgines
...heart. Granv. 7. To imitate in an iinnritural and conllraiiied manner.— Spenfer, in off",- fling the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would have him read for his matter, but as Virgtl read Ennius. Jie/i Jon/. Dijt. 8. To convict of fome crime ; to attaint with puilt : a phrafe... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 506 pàgines
...practise alliteration. M. MASON. To affect is thus used by Ben Jonson in his Discoveries : " Spenser in affecting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would...him read for his matter, but as Virgil read Ennius." STEEVENS. > The PRAISEFUL princess — ] This emendation was made by the editor of the second folio.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 506 pàgines
...alliteration. M. MASON. To affect is thus used by Ben Jonson in his Discoveries : " Spenser in effecting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would have...him read for his matter, but as Virgil read Ennius." STEEVENS. •s The PRAISEFUL princess — ] This emendation was made by the editor of the second foliO.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 438 pàgines
...use or practise alliteration. To affect is thus used by Ben Jonson in his Discoveries : ' Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language ; yet I would...him read for his matter, but as Virgil read Ennius.' In Baret's Alvearie, 1573, we have ' much affected, farre fette,' for Dictum accersitum, &c. The ridicule... | |
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Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language; yet I would have him read for his matter; but as Virgil read Ennius. 
