 The expressions of a poem designed purely for instruction ought to be plain and natural, and yet majestic: for here the poet is presumed to be a kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I have named are proper to the legislative style.  The Life of William Cowper - Page 21by Robert Southey - 1843Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...has not read Horace I have studied him, and hope the style of his Epistles is not ill imitated here. The expressions of a poem, designed purely for instruction,...ought to be plain and natural, and yet majestic ; for ltcre the poet is presumed to be a kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I hare named are... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...ftudici him, and hope the Style of his epiStlcs is not ill imitated here. The exprcffions of а росл deSigned purely for instruction, ought to be plain and natural, and yet majeftic : for here the po« is prefumed to be a kind of lawgiver ; and thofe three qualities which... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 550 pages
...has not read Horace, I have studied him, and hope the style of his Epistles is not ill imitated here. The expressions of a poem, designed purely for instruction, ought to be plain and natural, and yet majestick ; for here the poet is presumed to be a kind of law-giver, and those three qualities which... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...has not read Horace, I have studied him, and hope the style of his epistles is not ill imitated here. The expressions of a poem, designed purely for instruction,...kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities, which 1 have named, are proper to the legislative style. The florid, elevated, and figurative way, is for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...has not read Horace, I have studied him, and hope the style of his epistles is not ill imitated here. The expressions of a poem designed purely for instruction, ought to be plain anil natural, and yet majestic : for here the poet is presumed to be a kind of lawgiver ; and those... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 pages
..." with the restoration of our happiness, we see revived poesy lifting up its head, and already 15 " The expressions of a poem designed purely for instruction...kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which 1 have named are proper to the legislative style. The florid, elevated, and figurative way is for the... | |
 | Robert Southey - Poets, English - 1839 - 382 pages
...happiness, we see revived poesy lifting up its head, and already shaking off the rubbish which lay so 18 "The expressions of a poem designed purely for instruction...of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I have nnmed &re proper to the legislative style. The florid, elevated, and figurative way is for the passions;... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1858 - 740 pages
...expressions of a poem designed purely fnr instruction oughtUi be plain and natural, and yet majestic ; i'or here the poet is presumed to be a kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I have nnined «re proper to the legislative style. The florid, elevated, and figurative w»y 13 for the passions;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...is not ill. imitated here. The expressions of a poem do* signed purely for instruction ought to he plain and natural, and yet majestic ; for here the poet is presumed to he a kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I have named are proper to the legislative style.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 pages
...has not read Horace, I have studied him* and hope the style of his epistles is not ill imitated here. The expressions of a poem designed purely for instruction,...plain and natural, and yet majestic ; for here the poem is presumed to be a kind of lawgiver, and those three qualities which I have named, are proper... | |
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