 But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He was naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance: he did not refuse admission to the thoughts or images of his predecessors,...  The Lives of the English Poets - Page 124by Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...the structure of an epick poe,m, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind t6 which all generations must be indebted for the art...naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance: he did not refuse admission to the thoughts or images... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pages
...poem, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind, to which all generations muft be indebted for the art of poetical narration, for...texture of the fable, the variation of incidents, the interpofition of dialogue, and all the ftratagems that furprife and enchain attention. But of all borrower*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...have contrived the structure of an epic poem, and therefore must yield to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted...narration, for the texture of the fable, the variation of incident, the interposition of dialogue, and all the stratagems that surprise and enchain attention.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...contrived the structure of an epick poem, and therefore ov. es reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted...interposition of dialogue, and all the stratagems that surprize and enchain attention. But, of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...poem, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations muft be indebted for the art of poetical narration, for...texture of the fable, the variation of incidents, the interpofition of dialogue, and all the ftratagems that furprife and enchain attention. But, of all... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...all generations must be indebted for the an of poetical narration, for the texture of the fable, • variation of incidents, the interposition of dialogue,...from Homer, Milton is perhaps the least indebted. He vat naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...contrived the structure of an epic poem, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted...naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hindrance: he did not refuse admission to the thoughts or images... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...of poetical narration, for the texture of the fable, the variation of incidents, the interpoeition of dialogue, and all the stratagems that surprise...of all the borrowers from Homer, Milton is perhaps <hc least indebted. He waa naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...contrived the structure of an epick poem, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted...naturally a thinker for himself, confident of his own abilities, and disdainful of help or hinderance : he did not refuse admission tothe thoughts or images... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...contrived the structure of an epick poem, and therefore owes reverence to that vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted...the art of poetical narration, for the texture of tbe fable, the variation of incidents, the interposition of dialogue, and all the stratagems that surprise... | |
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