 | Thomas Warton - 1762 - 286 pages
...expire with Spenfer. Let me add Milton's opinion, who calls our author, " Our " fage ferious Spenfer, whom I dare be known to " think, A BETTER TEACHER THAN SCOTUS OR « AQUINAS t." B. ici f, 2. But of his cheare did feeme too folemne fad. * To my moft dearely loved friend, Henry... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 440 pages
...HENRY JOHN TODD, MAFAS RECTOR OF MI HALLOWS, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON, &C. Our fagc ferious Spenfer, whom I dare be known to think a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas. Milton's Areopagitica. No man was ever born with a greater genius, or had more knowledge to fupport... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 446 pages
...whitenefs is but an excremental whitenefs ; which was the reafon why our fage and ferious poet Spcnfer, (whom I dare be known to think a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas,) defcribing true temperance under the perfon of Guion, brings him in with his palmer through the cave... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...did not expire with Spenser. Let me add Milton's opinion, who calls our author, " Our sage, serious Spenser, whom I dare be known to think, a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas J." B. icis ii. But of his cheare did seeme too solcmne sad. Sad did not always imply sorrow, but gravity... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...followers, and rejects it, is hut a hlank virtue, not a pure ; her whiteness is hut an excremcntal whiteness; which was the reason why our sage and serious poet Spenser, (whom I dare he known to think a hetter teacher than Scotus or Aquinas,)descrihing true temperance wndcrthe person... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...did not expire with Spenser. Let me add Milton's opinion, who calls our author, " Our sage, serious Spenser, whom I dare be known to think, a better teacher than Scotns or Aquinas^." B. icis ii. But of his chcare did seeme too solemnc sad. Sad did not always imply... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure ; her whiteness...better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas,) describing true temperance under the person of Guion, brings him in with his palmer through the cave of Mammon,... | |
 | 1858 - 860 pages
...race, where tbat immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat, . . which was the reawn why our sage and serious poet Spenser (whom I dare be known to think a bolter tewher than Aquinas or Scotus), describing true temperance under the person of Guion, •"ings... | |
 | Francis Maseres - Canada - 1809 - 638 pages
...whiteuefs is but an excremental whitenefs ; which was the reafon why our fage and ferious poet Spenfer, (whom I dare be known to think a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas,) defcribing true Temperance under the perfon of Guion, brings him in with his palmer through the cave... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure ; her whiteness...better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas, describing true temperance under the person of Guion, brings him in with his Palmer through the cave of Mammon,... | |
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That which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary. That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a... 
