 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 pagini
...St. Lewis, their P«celle, or their Alarique: The Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either Genius or Learning,...to many Cenfures. For there is no Uniformity in the Detign of Sf nicer : He aims at the Accompliftmeut of no one ASion : He raifes up a Hcroe for every... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pagini
...St. Lewis their Pucelle, or their Alariquc : the Englifli have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfed Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 pagini
...St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique: the Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfeft Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 390 pagini
...St. Lew:s, their. Pucclle, or their Alanque: the Englifh have only to boaft of Speafer and. Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or .learning, to have been perfect. Poets ; and yet, both.-of them are liable to manycenfures. For there is no uniformity in the defign of Spenfer : he... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pagini
...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 perfeft Poets ; and yet, both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pagini
...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 or learning...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 pagini
...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 - 712 pagini
...ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLB, or their ALARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning,...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 - 1800 - 674 pagini
...ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLE, or their ALARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning,...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, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pagini
...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 or 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... | |
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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. 
