 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...were found, would be an entertaining work to persons of literary curiosity. 43. Thee, .* Ver. 669. 43. Thee, bold LONGINUS, all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire.* This abrupt address to Longinus is more spirited and striking, and more suitable to the character of... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 pages
...Longinus, off the roll; of the latter of whom, though he was no poet, Mr. Pope finely says, Thee, great Longinus, all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire. But with respect to so great a hainc as that of Quintilian, this rule appears to me much too rigid.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...entertaining work to persons of literary curiosity. *3. Thee, * Ver. 669. 43. Thee, bold LONJSINUS, all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire.* This abrupt address to Longinus is more spirited and striking, and more suitable to the character of... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...to please the eye than arm the hand ; Still fit for use, and ready at command. Thee, hold Longinns ! all the. Nine inspire, And bless their Critic with a Poet's fire. An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose own... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...with grace ; Bat less to please the eye than arm the hand, Still fit for use, and ready at command. Thee, bold Longinus ! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire: An ardent jndge, who, aealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose own... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...please the-«ye than arm the hand ; Still fit for use, and ready at command. Thee, bold Longjnus ! p'd ?n actor out of dale. Figure, I own, at first may give uflen An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust. With warmth gives sentence, yet is al«ia\s just , Whose... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Oratory - 1810 - 184 pages
...many fine examples from the greatest authors, to illustrate them. He* treats of the Sublime in a * Thee, bold Longinus ! all the nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire : An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just : Whose... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...with grace. Nor thus alone the curious eye to please, But to be found, when need requires, with ease. Thee, bold Longinus ! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire j An ardent judge, who zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...grace, But less to please the eye, than arm the hand, 673 Still lit for use, and ready at command. Thee, bold longinus ! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's tire. An :inlent judge, who, /ealous in his trust. With warmth gives sentence, ytt is always just ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...the curious eye to please, But to be i,i. mil, when need requires, with case. Thee, bold Ixmfrimis ! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire ; An ardent judge, who zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose... | |
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Thee, bold Longinus! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire. An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just: Whose own example strengthens all his laws: And is himself that great sublime... 
