 But his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had not he been a notorious traitor and most impiously and villanously bely'd that blessed martyr king, Charles the...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 7281880Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...are by no means so generally known or so critically admired as they richly deserve to be. The enquiry whose natural parts might deservedly give him a place...poets, having written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...are. by no means so generally known or so critically admired as they richly deserve to be. The enquiry whose natural parts might deservedly give him a place...poets, having written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...are by no means so generally known or so critically admired as they richly deserve to be. The enquiry whose natural parts might deservedly give him a place...poets, having written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle... | |
 | John Dove - 1832 - 136 pages
...patrio* The following proof of political prejudice, earlier than Johnson's day, may not be known: — "JOHN MILTON was one whose natural parts might deservedly...Poets, having written two heroic poems and a tragedy, viz : — Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes ; but his fame is gone out like a... | |
 | John Dove - 1832 - 134 pages
...patrio* The following proof of political prejudice, earlier than Johnson's day, may not be known:—"JOHN MILTON was one whose natural parts might deservedly...Poets, having written two heroic poems and a tragedy, viz:—Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes; but his fame is gone out like a candle... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Anecdotes - 1836 - 340 pages
...the writings and character of the great Milton, is exceedingly amusing: " John Milton," he says, " was one, whose natural parts might deservedly give...principal of our English poets, having written two heroick poems and a tragedy; namely, Parodies Lost, Paradice Regain d, and Sampson Agonista. But his... | |
 | Literature - 1875 - 860 pages
...from Winstanley's " Lives of the Most Famous English Poets ; or, the Honor of Parnassus," 1687 : " John Milton was one whose natural parts might deservedly give him a place among the principal of our English poets, having written two heroick poems and a tragedy, namely '... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 492 pages
...writings and character of the great Milton is exceedingly amusing : — " John Milton," he says, " was one whose natural parts might deservedly give...principal of our English poets, having written two heroick poems and a tragedy ; namely, Paradice Lost, Paradice Regain'd, and Sampson Agonista. But his... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1883 - 676 pages
...1687). AH that Winstanley has to Bay about Milton is this (p. 195): — "John Milton was one, wboee natural parts might deservedly give him a place amongst...principal of our English Poets, having written two Heroick Poems and a Tragedy ; namely, Paradice Lett, Paradies Regain'd, and Snmpion Ar/oniita. But... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1883 - 674 pages
...about Milton is this (p. 195):— "John Milton wat one, whose natural parts might deservedly ui vo him a place amongst the principal of our English Poets, having written two Heroick Poema and a Tragedy ; namely, Paradice Lett, Paradice Rtgain'd, and Sampion Aijoniita. But... | |
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