 | Juvenal - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...St. Lewis, their P«celle, or their Alarique: The Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either Genius or Learning,...to many Cenfures. For there is no Uniformity in the Detign of Sf nicer : He aims at the Accompliftmeut of no one ASion : He raifes up a Hcroe for every... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...St. Lewis their Pucelle, or their Alariquc : the Englifli have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfed Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 398 pages
...St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique: the Englifh have only to boaft of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfeft Poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...St. Lew:s, their. Pucclle, or their Alanque: the Englifh have only to boaft of Speafer and. Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or .learning, to have been perfect. Poets ; and yet, both.-of them are liable to manycenfures. For there is no uniformity in the defign of Spenfer : he... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...St. Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique: the Englifh have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning, to have been perfeft Poets ; and yet, both of them are liable to many cenfures. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...St. Louis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. The F.ngliih have only to boaft of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning...and yet both of them are liable to many cenfures. Por there is no uniformity in the tlefign of Spenlcr ; he aims at the accompliihment of no one action... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...St. Louis, their Pucelle, or liu-ir Alariquc. The F.nglith have only to boall of Spenfer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perf eft poess, and yet both of them are liable to many ccniarei. For there is no uniformity in the... | |
 | John Dryden - English prose literature - 1800 - 712 pages
...ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLB, or their ALARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning,...perfect poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. For there is no uniformity in the design of Spencer : he 'aims at the accomplishment of no... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...ST. LEWIS, their PUCELLE, or their ALARICK.* The English have only to boast of Spencer and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning,...perfect poets ; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. For there is no uniformity in the design of Spencer : he aims at the accomplishment of no... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 442 pages
...St Lewis, their Pucelle, or their Alarique. f The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfect poets, and yet both of them * Dryden's recollection seems here deficient. There is, no doubt, a close imitation of the Iliad throughout... | |
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The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfect poets; and yet both of them are liable to many censures. 
