... the invention of a barbarous age, to set off wretched matter and lame metre; graced indeed since by the use of some famous modern poets, carried away by custom — but much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint — to express many things... Paradise Lost: Books XI and XII - Seite xlviivon John Milton - 1892 - 106 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Milton - 1750 - 666 Seiten
...than elfe they would have exprefs'd them. Not without caufe therefore fome both Italian and Spanifh poets of prime note have rejected rime both in longer and Shorter works, as have alfo long fince our beft Englifh tragedies, as a thing of kfelf, to all judicious ears, trivial and... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 Seiten
...modern poets, carried away by custom, but much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint to express many things otherwise, and for the most part...both Italian and Spanish poets of prime note, have rejefted rhyme both in longer and shorter works, as have also long since our best English tragedies,... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 Seiten
...modern poets, carried away by custom, but much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint to express many things otherwise, and for the most part...Italian and Spanish poets of prime note, have rejected rhyme both in longer and shorter works, as have also long since our best English tragedies, as a thing... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 Seiten
...modern pats, carried away by custom, l/ut much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint to express many things otherwise, and for the most part, worse than else they would have express'd tkem. Not without cause, therefore, some botk Italian and Spanish poets of prime note have... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...and Spanish poets of prime note have rejected rhyme both in longer and shorter works : as liavealso long since our best English tragedies : as a thing of itself, to all jutlickms ears, trivial and of no true musical delight ; which consists only in apt numbers, fit quantity... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 Seiten
...modern poets, carried away by custom, but much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint to express many things otherwise, and for the most part worse than else they would hare expressed them. Not without cause, therefore, some both Italian and Spanish poets of prime note... | |
| John Milton - 1819 - 464 Seiten
...therefore MILTON remarks while defending his determination to blank Verse for his epic Poem, that " some both Italian and " Spanish Poets of prime note have rejected " rime." It was, I think, the illusive brilliancy of Louis XlVth's reign which first drew the attention of Europe... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 302 Seiten
...Not without cause, therefore, some both Italian and Spanish poets of prime note have rejected rhyme both in longer and shorter works : as have also long since our best English tragedies f ; as a thing of itself, to all judicious ears, trivial, and of no true musical delight ; which consists... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 676 Seiten
...modern poets, carried away by custom, but much to their own vexation, hindrance, and constraint to express many things otherwise, and for the most part...Italian and Spanish poets of prime note have rejected rhyme both in longer and shorter works, as have also long since our best English tragedies, as a thing... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826 - 384 Seiten
...constraint, to express many things otherwise, and for the most part worse, then else they would have exprest them. Not without cause, therefore, some both Italian...tragedies, as a thing of itself, to all judicious eares, triveal and of no true musical delight ; which consists only in apt numbers, fit quantity of... | |
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