 | Sir William Forbes - Medicine - 1806 - 578 pages
...altogether sincere, unmixed with that chagrin which never foils to attend an unfortunate publication. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...traces of his incomparable poem, " The Minstrel." Dr. Beattie to Dr. Elacklock, 22 Sf/¡t. 1766. ****. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetick, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
 | Sir William Forbes, James Beattie - College teachers - 1807 - 572 pages
...unfortunate publication. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either...or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me ; for, if I mistake not, the manner which I have adopted, admits equally of all these kinds... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 412 pages
...attend an unfortunate publication. in the style and_§iajjgg,.Q£.Spenser, in which I propose to give_ full scope to my inclination, and be either droll...or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me ; for, if I mistake not, the manner which I have adopted adVOL. I. H mits equally of all... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...traces of his incomparable poem " The Minstrel." Dr, Bcaltie to Dr. Blacklock, 22 Sept. 1766. ****. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full' * M^JT Merger was himwlt'a pott. See C*NS. LJT. Vol. II. p. }8j. scoposcope to... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 408 pages
...altogether sincere, unmixed with that chagrin which never fails to attend an unfortunate publication. " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droU or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1812 - 778 pages
...observation : ' Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanea of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either...or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me ; for, if* I mistake not, the measure which I have adopted admits equally of all these kinds... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1812 - 314 pages
...our most successful poets, admits of every variety. Dr. Beattie makes the following observation : " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1815 - 334 pages
...our most successful poets, admits of every variety. Dr. Beattie makes the following observation : " Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental,... | |
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Not long ago I began a poem in the style and stanza of Spenser, in which I propose to give full scope to my inclination, and be either droll or pathetic, descriptive or sentimental, tender or satirical, as the humour strikes me; for, if I mistake not,... 
