 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...fons and daughters. Such little blemilhes as thefe, when the thought is great and natural, we fhould, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency,...every circumftance in fo long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were acled by a fpirit of candor, rather than that of cavilling, invented certain... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...fons and daughters. Such little blemiflies as thefe, when the thought is great and natural, we fhould, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency,...minute particular, and give the laft finifhing to every cir« cumftance in fo long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were afted by a fpirit of candor,... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...that in the other, Adam and Eve are confounded with their Son* and Daughters. Such little Blernifhes as thefe, when the Thought is great and natural, we...attend to each minute Particular, and give the laft fimming to every Circumftance in fo long a Work. The ancient Critics, therefore, who were afted by... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...and Daughters. Such little I'leinifhes as thefe, when the Thought is great and natural, we fhould, with Horace, impute to a pardonable Inadvertency,...minute Particular, and give the laft finifhing to every Circnmftance in fo long a Work. 1 he ancient Critics, therefore, who were adled by a Spirit of Candour,... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...great and natural, we ihould, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to the weakness of human nature, which cannot attend to each minute particular, and give the laft finifhing to every circumilance in fo long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were zGked by a fpiru of candor,... | |
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...reprefented as created beings ; and that in the other, Adam and Eve are confounded with their ions and daughters. Such little blemifhes as thefe, when the thought is great and natural, we lhould, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to the weaknefs of human nature, which... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...is great and natural, we fhould with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to the weakncfs of human nature, which cannot attend to each minute particular, and give the laft nnifhing to every • circumftance in fo long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were acted... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...isgieat and natural, we should, with 1-kvace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to ths weakness "f human nature, which cannot attend to each minute particular, and give the last fmishing to every circurmtance in so long a work. The ancient crities, therefore, who were afled... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...great and natural, we should, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to the weakness of human nature, which cannot attend to each minute particular, and give the last finishing to every circumstance in so long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were actuated... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...great and natural, we should, with Horace, impute to a pardonable inadvertency, or to the weakness of human nature, which cannot attend to each minute particular, and give the last finishing to every circumstance in so long a work. The ancient critics therefore, who were actuated... | |
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... as created beings ; and that, in the other, Adam and Eve are confounded with their sons and daughters. Such little... 
