 The great masters in composition know very well that many an elegant phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debased by common use. For this reason the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages, have a great...  The Spectator - Page 1341738Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...evil on him brought by me, will curfe My head, 111 fare our anceftor impure, Far this ixc may tbant Adam — — The great matters in competition know...thofe which are written in languages that are now fpokea. Were there any mean phrafes or idioms in Virgil and Homer, they would not Iliock the ear of... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...tve may thank Adam —— The great matters in competition know very well that many an elegant phiafe becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it...written in dead languages, have a great advantage over thofc which are written in languages that are now fpoken. Were there any mean phrafes or idioms in... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...Had, III fare our Anceftor impure, For this we may thank Adam • s THE great Matters in Compofition know very well that many an elegant Phrafe becomes...Ancient Authors, which are written in dead Languages, feave a great Advantage over thofe which are written in Languages that are now fpoken. Were there any... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...111 fare our Anceftor impure, For this we may thank Adam- — — THE great Matters in Compofition know very well that many an elegant Phrafe becomes...improper for a Poet or an Orator, when it has been debated by common Ufe. For this Reafon the Works of Ancient Authors, which are written in dead Languages,... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...stay thank Adam— — The great mailers in compofition. know very well that many an elegant phrale becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debafed by common ufc. Fcr this reafbn the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages, have a great... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pages
...My head, ill fare our a-nceftor impure, Far this ive may thank Adam. — • — The great mafters in competition know very well that many an elegant...which are written in dead languages, have a great advantageover thofe which are written in languages that are now' fpoken. Were there any mean phrafes... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 372 pages
...may thank Adam ......... The great masters in composition know very well that many an elegant phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debased by common use. For this reason the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...this we may thank Adam The greatest masters in composition knew very well, that many an elegant phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debased by common use. For this reason the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 302 pages
...this we may thank Adam. The great masters in composition know very well that many an elegant phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debased by common use. For this reason the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...phrase becomes improper for a poet or an orator, when it has been debased by common use. For this reason the works of ancient authors, which are written in dead languages, have a great advantage over those which are written in languages that are now spoken. Were there any mean phrases or idioms in... | |
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