 I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty within the narrow limits of laws which either the grammarians or philosophers prescribe; for before they found out those laws there were many excellent poets that fulfilled them, amongst whom none...  Sejanus - Page xxxviby Ben Jonson - 1911 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1787 - 158 pages
...learned M. Varro of himi who pronounced him the Prince ef Letters, and Elegancy, in the Roman language. I am not of that opinion to conclude a Poet's liberty within the Barrow limits of laws, which .either the Grammarians, or Philofophers prefcribe. For, before they found... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...of him, who pronounced him the prince of letters and elegancy in the Roman language. Sophocles. — I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Demosthenes. — Pericles. — Akibiades. — Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...words of pity for his miserable condition, could not leave him without abundance of tears. Moschion. I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty...found out those laws, there were many excellent poets thai fulfilled them. Janson on &>phoclef. Obil'j of the Latin Church. The Holy Innocents. St.Theodorus,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - English drama - 1875 - 560 pages
...who pronounced him the prince of letters and elegancy in the Roman language. CLIII. Sophocles. — I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. CLIV. Demosthenes. — Pericles. — Alcibiades. — Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts... | |
 | George Campbell Macaulay - Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616 - 1883 - 264 pages
...an account of the "motives" * As Ben Jonson says, " Before they [the grammarians and philosophers] found out those laws, there were many excellent poets that fulfilled them." of his works, as the poets, tragic and dithyrambic, who were cross-examined by Socrates.* Yet because... | |
 | Ben Jonson - English prose literature - 1892 - 216 pages
...letters and elegancy in the Roman language. I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty 3° within the narrow limits of laws which either the...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes ? or to Pericles, whom the age surnamed... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1892 - 204 pages
...letters and elegancy in the Roman language. I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty 3° within the narrow limits of laws which either the...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes ? or to Pericles, whom the age surnamed... | |
 | Ben Jonson - English prose literature - 1892 - 216 pages
...opinion to conclude a poet's liberty 3* within the narrow limits of laws which either the gram- 1 marians or philosophers prescribe. For before they / found...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes ? or to Pericles, whom the age surnamed... | |
 | Ben Jonson - English prose literature - 1892 - 228 pages
...conclude a poet's liberty 30 / within the narrow limits of laws which either the gram- fl-.--' marians or philosophers prescribe. For before they found out...that fulfilled them, amongst whom none more perfect \y\ than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1904 - 644 pages
...ad haec accedebas : sed cum in Repub. versatus esses, quse magnatum schola est. JONSON, pp. 79, 80. I am not of that opinion to conclude a poet's liberty...than Sophocles, who lived a little before Aristotle. Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes? or to Pericles, whom the age surnamed... | |
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