 | 1791 - 322 pàgines
...of Juvenal, thus proceeds : " TheEnglifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton in heroic poetry, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning...cenfures ; for there is no uniformity in the defign of Spenfer; he aims at the accomplifhment of no one attion ; he raifes up a hero for every one of his... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pàgines
...examining their St. Louis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. The F.ngliih have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius...and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. Por there is no uniformity in the tlefign of Spenlcr ; he aims at the accompliihment of no one action... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pàgines
...examining their St. Louis, their Pucelle, or liu-ir Alariquc. The F.nglith have only to boall of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perf eft poess, and yet both of them are liable to many ccniarei. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pàgines
...without examining their ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLE, or their A.LARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted...perfect poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. For there is- no uniformity -in the design of Spencer : he aims at the accomplishment of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pàgines
...without examining their ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLE, or their ALARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted...perfect poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. For there is no uniformity in the design of Spencer : he aims at the accomplishment of no... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pàgines
...examining their St Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. f The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them. wanted either genius...learning to have been perfect poets, and yet both of them * Dryden's recollection seems here deficient. There is, no doubt, a close imitation of the Iliad throughout... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pàgines
...examining their St Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. f The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius...learning to have been perfect poets, and yet both of them * Dryden's recollection seems here deficient. There is, no doubt, a close imitation of the Iliad throughout... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 pàgines
...examining their St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. The Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius...perfeCt poets, and yet both of them are liable to many cerlfures. For there is no uniformity in the defign of Spenfer : he aims at the accomplifhment of no... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 pàgines
...examining their St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. The Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfe6l poets, and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pàgines
...examining their St. Louis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius...perfect poets, and yet both of them are liable to many censures. For there is no uniformity in the design of Spenser; he aims at the accomplishment of no... | |
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The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfect poets; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. 
