 | John Toland - 1761 - 278 էջ
...reafonings, together with 'a certain nice* " nefs of nature, an honeft haughtinefs and felf" efteem either of what I was, or what I might be "• (which let envy call pride) and laftly, a becoming " modefty, all uniting the fupply of their natural " aid together, kept me ftill... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 էջ
...reasonings, together with a certain nice" ness of nature, an honest haughtiness and self-esteem either of " what I was, or what I might be (which let envy call pride), " and lastly, a becoming modesty, all uniting the supply of their " natural aid together, kept me still above those... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 446 էջ
...reafonings, together with a certain nicenefs of nature, an honeft haughtinefs, and felfefteem either of what I ,was, or what I might be, (which let envy call pride) and laflly that modefty, whereof though not in the titlepage, yet here I may be excufed to make fome befeeming... | |
 | 1807 - 570 էջ
...ten visiblein ouruniversities)how noblydoeshe •vindicate himself, in his' Apology for Smectymnuus!' 'These reasonings, together with a certain niceness...of nature, an honest haughtiness and self-esteem, either of what 1 was, or what I might be (which let envy call pride) and, lastly, a becoming modesty,... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 էջ
...composition and pattern of the best and honour-ablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the...niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness, and selfesteem either of what I was, or what I might be (which. let envy call pride), and lastly that modesty, whereof... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 472 էջ
...a composition and pattern of the honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice of all that which is praise worthy." In reply to the absurd charge of his leading a dissolute life, he gives an engaging... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 էջ
...sermon or of throwing on his memory some ness of nature, an honest haughtiness and self-esteem either of what I was or what I might be, (which let envy call pride), and lastly, a becoming modesty, all uniting the supply of their natural aid together, kept me still above those... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 էջ
...composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the...reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, and honest haughtiness, and self-esteem even then of what I was or what I might be (which let envy... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 էջ
...or, lastly, he might 27 Milton talks in the same strain : he from feeling and I from observation. " These reasonings, together with a certain niceness of nature, an honest haughtiness and self-esteem either of what I was or what I might be (which let envy call pride), and lastly, a becoming modesty,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 էջ
...and pattern of the best and most honourable tilings ; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the...of nature, an honest haughtiness, and self-esteem either of what I was, or what I might be, which let envy call pride ; and lastly that modesty, whereof,... | |
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I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honourablest things; not presuming to sing... 
