 | Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...LXJV. Poetic Epochs. " I will yet hazard one other opinion, tho' relative to compofition in genera!. There are two periods favourable to poets — a rude...been foreftalled. The other is when, after ages of barhai ilm and incorrection, a maiter or two produce incdels formed by purity and talle. Virgil, Horace,... | |
 | Art - 1798 - 580 pages
...other opinion, tho° relative to competition in general. There are two periods favourable to poet* — a rude age, when a genius may hazard any thing, and when nothing has been foreftalled.. T he other is when, afterage» of" barbarifm and incorrection, a matter or two produce models гогтеЛ... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 310 pages
...I am telling you w.hat others do ill." Poetic Epochs. " I will yet hazard one other opinion, though relative to compofition in general. There are two...favourable to poets — a rude age, when a genius mayhazard any thing, and when nothing 'has been foreftalled. 'The other is, when, after ages of barbarifm... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 302 pages
...I could not do myfelf, I am telling you what others do ill." Poetic Epochs. when a genius may hazaW any thing, and when nothing has been foreftalled. The other is, when, after ages of barbarifm and incorre&ion, a matter or two produce models formed by purity and tafte. Virgil, Horace, Boileau, Corneille,... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 pages
...Hannibal the art of war, presume to tell him how he might have done better ! It has been observed " that there are two periods favourable to Poets, a rude...genius may hazard any thing, and when nothing has been forestalled. The other i', when after an age of barbarism, a master or two,aj Milton, pro. duce models... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 464 pages
...others do ill." IV. Poetic Epochs. " I WILL yet hazard one Other opinion, though relative to composition in general. There are two periods favourable to poets — a rude age, when a genins may hazard any thing, and when nothing has beeu forestalled. The other is, when, after ages... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English letters - 1830 - 356 pages
...do ill." . IV. Poetic Epochs. " I WILL yet hazard one other opinion, though relative to composition in general. There are two periods favourable to poets...genius may hazard any thing, and when nothing has been forestalled. The other is, when, after ages of barbarism and incorrection, a master or two produce... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Literary historians - 1830 - 492 pages
...hazard one other opinion, though relative to composition in general. There are two periods favorable to poets : a rude age, when a genius may hazard any thing, and when nothing has been forestalled : the other is, when, after ages of barbarism and incorrection, a master or two produces... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1830 - 494 pages
...hazard one other opinion, though relative to composition in general. There are two periods favorable to poets : a rude age, when a genius may hazard any thing, and when nothing has been forestalled : the other is, when, after ages of barbarism and incorrection, a master or two produces... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 616 pages
...telling you what others do ill. I will yet hazard one other opinion, though relative to composition in general. There are two periods favourable to poets : a rude age, when a genius may hazard anything, and when nothing has been forestalled : the other b, when, after ages of barbarism and incorrection,... | |
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... and incorrection, a master or two produces models formed by purity and taste; Virgil, Horace, Boileau, Corneille, Racine, Pope, exploded the licentiousness that reigned before them. What happened ? Nobody... 
