 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - 428 דפים
...There are others of the moderns, who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets,...both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. It is impossible for the imagination of man to distend itself with greater ideas than those which he has... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1909 - 570 דפים
...to the great delight and surprise of the reader Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1909 - 572 דפים
...reader Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of hi.-, thoughts. There are others of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient. Homer only cxcepted.... | |
 | 1913 - 438 דפים
...to be formed purely by his own invention." With these ideas in mind he comes to the conclusion that "there are others of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry; but in the greatness of his sentiments he tri umphs over all the poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted."... | |
 | William Basil Worsfold - 1923 - 276 דפים
...There are others of the Moderns who rival him in every other Part of Poetry ; but in the greatness of his Sentiments he triumphs over all the Poets, both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted. 1 Ib,, 197. * lb., 303. 3 lb., 179. It u impossible for the Imagination of Man to distend itself with... | |
 | John T. Shawcross - 1995 - 292 דפים
...Paradise Lost, he has these Words of the Author : Milton's chief Talent, and indeed his distinguishing Excellence, lies in the Sublimity of his Thoughts....rival him in every other part of Poetry; but in the Greatness of his Sentiments he triumphs over all the Poets both Moderns and Ancients, Homer only excepted.... | |
 | John T. Lynch - 2003 - 244 דפים
...his Thoughts," but he significantly goes on to award Milton only the silver medal: "In the Greatness of his Sentiments he triumphs over all the Poets both Modern and Ancient, Homer only excepted."43 If Milton's age is Homeric, where is the Virgilian contrast to be found? For many readers,... | |
 | Denise Gigante - 2008 - 264 דפים
...est disputandum (EMP 230-31); Addison finds that "in the greatness of his Sentiments . . . [Milton] triumphs over all the Poets both Modern and Ancient, Homer only excepted" (SPT 2:587), a view echoed by others, including Hugh Blair in his 1783 lecture on taste: "Paradise... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 2007 - 298 דפים
...30.10 pays homage to that imperial genius.* * "Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. There are others of the modern, who rival him in every other part of poetry; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1961 - 278 דפים
...where he does not fetch his hints from Homer. Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts....rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient, Homer only excepted.... | |
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Milton's chief talent, and indeed his distinguishing excellence, lies in the sublimity of his thoughts. There are others of the moderns who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of his sentiments he triumphs over all the poets... 
