 ... chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. There are others of the moderns, who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both...  The Spectator ... - Page 1331803Full view - About this book
 | Kate Sanborn - English poetry - 1869 - 306 pages
...both modern and ancient, Homer alone excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to disturb itself with greater ideas than those which he has...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books." In the spring of 1713, the play of " Cato," which had been lying in his desk since his return from... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 410 pages
...both modern and ancient, Homer alone excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to disturb itself with greater ideas than those which he has...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books." — Spectator, No. 279. [If 194 F.XGLISH HUMOURISTS. praise is very scanty. I don't think the great... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pages
...his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books." — Spectator, No. 279. " If I were to name a poet that is a perfect master in all these arts of working... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 610 pages
...hoth modern and ancient, Homer alone excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to disturb itself with greater ideas than those which he has...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books." — Spectator, No. 279. "If I were to name a poet that is a perfect master in all these arts of working... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1901 - 414 pages
...his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself...has laid together in his first, second, and sixth boohs." —Spectator, No. 279. " If I were to name a poet that is a perfect master in all these arts... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books. ADDISON : Spectator, No. 279. I have before observed in general, that the persons whom Milton introduces... | |
 | Thomas Whitcombe Greene - English language - 1876 - 340 pages
...modern sense of trouble or confusion. Milton. It is impossible for the imagination of man to disturb itself with greater ideas than those which he has...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books. — -ADDISON. In all subjects of deep and lasting interest you will detect a struggle between two opposite,... | |
 | John Milton - 1889 - 106 pages
...excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. . . . It is impossible for the imagination of mail to distend itself with greater ideas than those which...together in his first, second, and sixth books." The sentiments of an epic should be always either natural or sublime. There are two kinds which should... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books. ADDISON : Spectator, No. 279. I have before observed in general, that the •persons whom Milton introduces... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 pages
...his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself...laid together in his first, second, and sixth books." — Spectator, No. 279. " If I were to name a poet that is a perfect master in all these arts of working... | |
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