 Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods ; only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him...  Mixed Essays: Irish Essays and Others - Pàgina 203per Matthew Arnold - 1883 - 507 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Milton - 1876 - 506 pàgines
...fault of the poet, as that which is attributed to Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods. Only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle...oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect a gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up both by his counsel and his... | |
 | John Milton - 1876 - 506 pàgines
...fault of the poet, as that which is attributed to Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods. Only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle...oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect a gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up both by his counsel and his... | |
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1876 - 272 pàgines
...fault of the poet, as that which is atttributed to Homer, to have written indecent things of the gods. Only this my mind gave me : that every free and gentle...oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect t the gilt spur, or laying of a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up both by his counsel J and his... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1876 - 524 pàgines
...spirit, without that oath, ought to be born a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying a sword upon his shoulder to stir him up, both by his counsel and his arms, to secure and protect the weakness of attempted chastity ; " and then those books, read in hours... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1877 - 472 pàgines
...it must, though commonly not so thought, be much more deflouring and dishonourable."2 He thought " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be born a knight," for the practice and defence of chastity, and he kept himself virgin till his marriage. Whatever the... | |
 | Allen Thorndike Rice - 1879 - 506 pàgines
..." His mind gave him," he said, " that every free and gentle spirit, without that oath of chastity, ought to be born a knight ; nor needed to expect the...laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up, by his counsel and his arm, to secure and protect " attempted innocence. He .states these things, he... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1880 - 368 pàgines
...marks of the master, this one : perfect sureness of hand in his style. Alone of English poets, alone in English art, Milton has it; he is our great artist...sword upon his shoulder, to stir him up both by his counsej and his arm to secure and protect the weakness of any attempted chastity. Mere fine professions... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1880 - 476 pàgines
...and splendid is his pureness ; and how intimately does its might enter into the voice of his poetry I We have quoted some ill-conditioned passages from...and gentle spirit, without that oath, ought to be bom a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to stir... | |
 | Mark Pattison - 1880 - 242 pàgines
...fault of the poet as that which is attributed to Homer to have written undecent things of the gods. Only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle spirit without that oath ought to be borne a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to... | |
 | Mark Pattison - 1880 - 240 pàgines
...fault of the poet as that which is attributed to Homer to have written undecent things of the gods. Only this my mind gave me, that every free and gentle spirit without that oath ought to be borne a knight, nor needed to expect the gilt spur, or the laying of a sword upon his shoulder, to... | |
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