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" I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing... "
Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the close of ... - Page 189
edited by - 1807
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Foliorum centuriae, selections for translation into Latin and Greek prose ...

Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pages
...hereafter in laudable things, ought himselfe to bee a true Poem ; that is, a composition and patterne of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroick men, or famous cities, unlesse he have in himselfe the experience and the practice of all that...
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Skirmishes and Sketches

Gail Hamilton - American essays - 1865 - 468 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he...
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Skirmishes and Sketches

Gail Hamilton - American essays - 1865 - 461 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he...
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Histoire de la littérature anglaise, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 540 pages
...who would not be frustrate of his hope to Write well bcreafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem; that is a composition and pattern of...cities, unless he have in himself the experience and practici.of ail that which is praiseworthy. (Apology for Smectymnus.) These reasonings, together with...
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Herman: Or, Young Knighthood, Volume 1

Sarah Hammond Palfrey - Slavery - 1866 - 446 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and lionorablest things,-not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, * * * unless he have in himself...
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Treasures from the Prose Writings of John Milton

John Milton - 1866 - 500 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he...
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Treasures from the Prose Writings of John Milton

John Milton - 1866 - 520 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have...
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 76

Great Britain - 1899 - 974 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be ;t true poem • that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablesb things ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...
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The Cottage Cyclopedia of History and Biography: A Copious Dictionary of ...

Edward M. Pierce - Biography - 1867 - 1030 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to bo a true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorable things ; " and from this he never swerved. His life was indeed a true poem ; or it might...
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The Standard Fifth Reader for Public and Private Schools: Containing a ...

Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablcst things ; " and from this he never swerved. His life was indeed a true poem ; or it might...
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