 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 sidor
...the Thought. Then I confulted a greater Genius (without offence to the Manes of that Noble Authorj I mean Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to exprefs Homer, whofeAge had not arriv'd to that finenefs, I found in him a true Sublimity, lofty Thoughts, which were... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, aij heroic poem, which is of an oppofite nature to thofe puerilities; but no elegant turns...finenefs, I found in him a true fublimity, lofty thoughts, whicb were cloathed with admirable Grecifms, and ancient words, which he had been digging from the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...elegant turns either on the word or on the thought. Then I confulted a greater genius (without oflence to the manes of that noble author) I mean Milton ;...in him a true fublimity, lofty thoughts, which were cloathed with admirable Grecifms, and ancient words, which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the Davideis, an heroic poem, which is of an oppofite nature to thofe puerilities ; but no elegant turns...in him a true fublimity, lofty thoughts, which were cloathed with admirable Grectfms, and ancient words, which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 398 sidor
...to thofe puerilities ; but no elegant turns either on the word or on the thought. Then I confultcd a greater genius (without offence to the manes of that noble author) £ mean Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to exprefs Homer, whofe age had not arrived to that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...to those puerilities ; but no elegant turns, either on the word or on the thought. Then I consulted a greater genius, (without offence to the manes of...mean — Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to express Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 sidor
...to those puerilities; but no elegant turns, either on the word or on the thought. Then I consulted a greater genius, (without offence to the manes of...mean — Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to express Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 sidor
...his search after these beauties in Cowley, the darling of his youth, " I consulted," says Dryden, " a greater genius, (without offence to the manes of...mean — Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to express Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 sidor
...to those puerilities ; but no elegant turns either on the word or on the thought. Then I consulted a greater genius, (without offence to the manes of...mean Milton ; but as he endeavours every where to express Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 626 sidor
...points of wit, and quirks of epigram, even in the " Davideis," an heroic poem, which is of an oppofite nature to thofe puerilities ; but no elegant turns...in him a true fublimity, lofty thoughts, which were cloathed with admirable Grecifms, and ancient words, which he had been digging from the mines of Chaucer... | |
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I consulted a greater genius (without offence to the manes of that noble author) I mean Milton; but as he endeavours every where to express Homer, whose age had not arrived to that fineness, I found in him a true sublimity, lofty thoughts which were clothed... 
