 All the Books of the Bible are either already most admirable, and exalted pieces of Poesie, or are the best Materials in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; None but a good Artist will know...  Winter evenings - Página 52de Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1805 - 320 páginas
...any higher. It is true, that moderate poetry cannot raise them; but what think you of Milton's muse I Cowley very justly says, " none but a good artist...Mr. Quarles, or some other godly matter, like .Mr. Hay-Mood of Angels, into rhyme, he is to Jar from elevating of poesie that be only debases dlvinity.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 páginas
...the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme ; he is so far from elevating... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 páginas
...the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; none but a good artist will know how to do it ; neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarle's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme ; he is so far from elevating... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 páginas
...the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose ; none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme ; he is so far from elevating... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 452 páginas
...consequence of much swearing." EVENING XL. ON THE POSSIBILITY OF ADVANCING SACRED POETRY TO GREAT PERFECTION. SIR, THERE is, I think, a prejudice against sacred...Mr. Quarles, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Hay wood of Angels, into rhyme, he is so far from elevating of poesie that he only abases divinity.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 296 páginas
...in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme, he is so far from elevating... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 páginas
...in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist •will know how to do it :...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme, he is so far from elevating... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 páginas
...in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...by only turning a story of the Scripture, like Mr. Quarles's, or some other godly matter, like Mr. Heywood of angels, into rhyme, he is so far from elevating... | |
 | 1847 - 584 páginas
...in the world for it. Yet, though they be in themselves so proper to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it : neither...we think to cut and polish diamonds with so little skill as we do marble ; for, if any man design to compose a sacred poem, by only turning a story of... | |
 | John Struthers - 1850 - 326 páginas
...in the world for it. Yet though they be in themselves so proper, to be made use of for this purpose, none but a good artist will know how to do it ; neither...like Mr. Quarles, or some other godly matter like Mr. Hay wood, of Angels into rhyme, he is so far from elevating of poesy that he only abases divinity.... | |
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