...us those they feel within? Milton gives us the philosophy of Christian epic poets, when he says, " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men...

...things, he will do well practically to remember what Milton has no less truly than finely said— " He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write...himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men,...

...blind, had I no better guide." The following extracts are only portions of his own defence. " I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be...write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and most honourable things ; not presuming...

...great (5) master, « when I « was confirmed in this opinion, that he who should hope to « write well in laudable things ought himself to be a true « poem — that is, a composition and pattern of the best and ho» nourablest things. » We know no English Poet who so speedily attained...

...rivalling Jove, make thunder, then Noise has apotheosis, and all ears are open ! It is a saying of Milton, that " he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem," that is, as he himself explains, " a composition...

...all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war." He declared that " he who would aspire 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 high praises of heroic men or...

...usual noblo style — "I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not he frustrate of his hopo 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 of high praises of heroic...

...Milton, in his own strong prose, that nobody " can write well in laudable things, who is not himself a true poem, — that is, a composition of the best and honorablest things." Still the very highest poetry from Spencer to Bryant reflects continually the sacred light of the spiritual...

...Milton, in his own strong prose, that nobody "can write well in laudable things, who is not himself a true poem, — that is, a composition of the best and honorablest things." Still the very highest poetry from Spencer to Bryant reflects continually the sacred light of the spiritual...

...life-struggle against vice, and error, and darknesss, in all its forms. He had started with the conviction " that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to...well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to he a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorable7 est things ;" and from...