 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 394 pàgines
...Language. A Perfon born capable, not on4y of forming the greateft Ideas, but of leaving the nobleft Examples, if the length of his Life had been equal to the Excellence of his Wit and his Virtues. Allowing the juft Encomium he gives Sir Pbilif, I muft diffent from him in his Opinion... | |
 | Edward Phillips - 1800 - 440 pàgines
...language; a perfon born capable not only of * forming the greateft ideas, but of leaving the * nobleft examples, if the length of his life had ' been equal to the excellence of his wit and * his virtues. With him I leave the difcourfe * of ancient poetry.' After fuch an elogium, I could... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pàgines
...sentiments, with which it abounds, and which induced Sir William Temple to describe this author as " the greatest poet, and the noblest genius of " any that have left writings in our own, or any modem " language." The first edition of the Arcadia appeared in 1500, and the second... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pàgines
...sentiments, with which it abounds, and which induced Sir William Temple to describe this author as " the greatest poet, and the noblest genius of " any that have left writings in our own, or any modern " language." The first edition of the " Arcadia" appeared in 1590, and the... | |
 | W. Gardiner - 1808 - 786 pàgines
...Ladies Library, 4to. boards, 7s 6d 1794 324 Arcadia, by Sir Philip Sidney, fol. £\ Is 1655 " Sidney, the greatest Poet and the noblest genius of any that have left writings in our own, or any modern Ian. guage." — Sir Wm.Temple. Mr. Ellis says, " The Arcadia abounds with... | |
 | Dawson, William, & Sons, of London - 1809 - 344 pàgines
...£1. 18s. 1725 5155 SIDNEY'S (Sir P.) Defence of Poesy, sm. 4to. cloth, 4s. Sulmer, 1810" Sidney was the greatest poet, and the. noblest genius of any that have left writings in our own, or any modern language." — Sir William Temple. 5156 SIDNEY'S (Algernon) Discourses concerning... | |
 | John Colin Dunlop - 1814 - 450 pàgines
...land that had already given birth to Shakspeare, and Spenser, and Milton, scrupled not to pronounce " the greatest poet,. and the noblest genius of any...and published in ours or any other modern language." (Miscellanea, part II.) The Arcadia was also much read and admired by Waller and Cowley, and has been... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pàgines
...Mecaenases of ancient Rome, for his patronage of poets. By Sir William Temple he is denominated, " the greatest poet and the noblest genius of any, that have left writings in our own or any modern language." Thomson, in his ' Summer,' pronounces him, " The plume of war !... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pàgines
...Mecaenases of an-, cient Rome, for his patronage of poets. By Sir William Temple he is denominated, " the greatest poet and the noblest genius of any, that have left writings in our own or any modern language." Thomson, in his ' Summer,' pronounces him, " The plume of war !... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pàgines
...spirit or vein of ancient poetry in this kind seems to shine most in sirPhilip Sidney, whom ^fcteem both the greatest poet, and the noblest genius of any that...born capable, not only of forming the greatest ideas, bnt of leaving the noblest examples, if the length of his life had been equal to the excellence of... | |
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Sidney, whom I esteem both the greatest Poet and the Noblest Genius of any that have left Writings behind them, and published in ours or any other modern Language; a Person born capable not only of forming the greatest Ideas, but of leaving the noblest... 
