 | English poetry - 1787 - 536 pages
...delight to read, rather for variety of matter, then for profite of the ensample, I chose the historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency...person, being made famous by many mens former workes, aud also furthest from the daunger of enuy, and suspition of present time. In which I haue followed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profile of the ensample, I chose the historye of king Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency...many mens former workes, and also furthest from the dannger of cnny, and suspition of present time. In which 1 haue followed all the antique poets historical);... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...for удriety of matter then for profite of_thc.snsample, PcJHJaeJthe histpry\;_yfjiui¿. Arthure,_as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being...former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of enuy, and suspition of present time. In which I haue followed all the antique poets historical! ; first... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 606 pages
...variety of matter then for profite of the ensamplc, I chose the history к of king Arthure, as most litte for the excellency of his person, being made famous...former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of enuy, and suspition of present time. In which I haue followed all 1Ыantique poets historical!; first... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...prefatory letter to Sir Walter Raleigh, dated 23d January, 1589,) all the antique poets historical; first Homere,. who, in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses, hath ensampled a good governonr, and a virtuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis : then Virgil, whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 600 pages
...delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profile of the ensample, I chose the historye of king Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being made famoos by many mens former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of enuy, and suspition of present... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 356 pages
...delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profite of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency...former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of enuy, and suspition of present time. In which I haue followed all the antique poets historicall; first... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1825 - 424 pages
...delight to read, rather for variety of matter then for profite of the ensample, I chose the Historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency...persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governour and a vertuous man, the one in his Ilias, the other in his Odysseis ; then Virgil, whose... | |
 | Scotland - 1834 - 896 pages
...accomplished cub or hero of his romance of real life. The gentle Edmund chose the History of King Arthur " as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being made famous by many men's former works, and also furthest from the danger of envy and suspition of present time." What... | |
 | Irishman - 1840 - 238 pages
...suspicion of present time: and in which I have followed all the antique poets historical. First, Homer, who in the persons of Agamemnon and Ulysses hath ensampled a good governor and a vertuous man— the one in his Iliad the other in his Odysseis; then Virgil, whose like... | |
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I chose the historye of King Arthure, as most fitte for the excellency of his person, being made famous by many mens former workes, and also furthest from the daunger of envy, and suspition of present time. 
