 | Sir William Forbes - 1806 - 578 pages
...pleasure they have yielded me has been altogether sincere, unmixed with that chagrin which never foils to attend an unfortunate publication. " Not long ago...if I mistake not, the manner which I have adopted, admits equally of all these kinds of composition. I have written one hundred and fifty lines, and am... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...traces of his incomparable poem, " The Minstrel." Dr. Beattie to Dr. Elacklock, 22 Sf/¡t. 1766. ****. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza...full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetick, descriptive or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me ; for, if I mistake... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pr.thetick, descriptive or sentimental, tender or satirical, as...if I mistake not, the manner, which I have adopted, admits equally of all these kinds of composition. I have written one hundred and fifty lines, and am... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 408 pages
...publicly known as the author of many of them, I cannot help entertaining a certain partiality toMrards them, arising, perhaps, from this circumstance in...to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droU or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me ; for,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 456 pages
...Mercer wis lurawJf a poet. S;e CENS. LIT. Vol. II. p. jSj.scope scope to my inclination, and be cither droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental, tender...if I mistake not, the manner, which I have adopted, admits equally of all these kinds of composition. I have written one hundred and fifty lines, and am... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pages
...traces of his incomparable poem " The Minstrel." Dr, Bcaltie to Dr. Blacklock, 22 Sept. 1766. ****. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full' * M^JT Merger was himwlt'a pott. See C*NS. LJT. Vol. II. p. }8j. scoposcope to my inclination, and... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pages
...words, contained in two letters to Dr. Blacklock¿ the original author's early sketch of his own plan. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I proposed to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1812 - 314 pages
...our most successful poets, admits of every variety. Dr. Beattie makes the following observation : " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza...the humour strikes me ; for, if I mistake not, the measure which I have adopted admits equally of all these kinds of composition/'* — Strengthened in... | |
 | 1812 - 778 pages
...Dr. Beattie makes the following observation : ' Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanea of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope...the humour strikes me ; for, if* I mistake not, the measure which I have adopted admits equally of all these kinds of composition*.' Strengthened in my... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 456 pages
...traces of his incomparable poem " The Minstrel." Dr. Seattle to Dr. Blacklock, 22 Sept. 1766. ****. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza...if I mistake not, the manner, which I have adopted, admits equally of all these kinds of composition. I have written one hundred and fifty lines, and am... | |
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Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me; for, if I mistake not,... 
