| John Milton - 1845 - 572 pages
...are in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty. But those frequent songs throughout the law and prophets...the very critical art of composition, may be easily jaade appear over all the kinds of lyric poesy to be incomparable. These Abilities, wheresoever they... | |
| Jean Calvin - 1845 - 880 pages
...superiority of its claims. The greatest of our English poets1 thus speaks of these sacred songs : " Not in their divine argument alone, but in the very critical art of composition, they may be easily made appear over all the kinds of lyric poesy to be incomparable." Another elegant... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most, and end faulty. But t ( lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty. But those frequent songs throughout the laws and prophets, beyond all these, not in their divine...composition, may be easily made appear over all the kinds of lyric poesy to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of... | |
| Education - 1847 - 508 pages
...Callimachus are in most things •worthy," adds, — " but those frequent songs throughout the law and the prophets beyond all these, not in their divine argument...very critical art of composition, may be easily made to appear over all the kinds of lyric poetry, to be incomparable." And in the Paradise Regained, he... | |
| John Milton - Essays - 1848 - 566 pages
...are in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty. But those frequent songs throughout the law and prophets...composition, may be easily made appear over all the kinds of lyric poesy to be incomparable. These abilities, whereso- • ever they be found, are the inspired... | |
| John Milton, James Prendeville - Bible - 1850 - 452 pages
...worthy, some • others are in the frame judicious,— in their matter, the chief end, faulty. But thosg frequent songs throughout the Law and Prophets, beyond all these, not in their divine arguments alone, but in the very critical art of composition, may be easily made appear over all kinds... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...in most tilings worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most, and end faulty. ome eagcs sing) The frolic wind that breathes the spring, Zephyr with Aurora playi thrir divine argument alone, but in the very critical art of composition, may be easily made appear,... | |
| Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 272 pages
...are in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most an end faulty. But those frequent songs throughout the law and prophets...composition, may be easily made appear over all the kinds of lyric poesy to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift of... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...in most things worthy, some others in their frame judicious, in their matter most, and end faulty. But those frequent songs throughout the law and prophets,...composition, may be easily made appear, over all the kinds of lyric poesy, to be incomparable. These abilities, wheresoever they be found, are the inspired gift... | |
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