 Poetry, appeared to be compositions infinitely superior to the allegory of the preaching tinker. We live in better times ; and we are not afraid to say, that, though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century,...  The Canadian Law Times - Page 3711917Full view - About this book
 | William Hague - Home - 1855 - 276 pages
...though once it would have been heard with a sneer, now expresses the opinion of the world. It is this: "Though there were many clever men in England during...century, there were only two great creative minds. One of those minds produced the Paradise Lost, the other the Pilgrim's Progress."* A preceding age, however,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1855 - 590 pages
...SKETCH OF JOHN BUNYAN, OH '¡li Illuftritioni. E are not afraid to say," observes Macaulay, " that though there were many clever men in England during...half of the seventeenth century, there were only two i Л^ч great creative minds. One of those minds -'л *J produced the ' Paradise Lost ;' the other,... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1856 - 354 pages
...of Death 330 MEMOIR OF JOHN BUNYAN. " WE are not afraid to say," observes an eminent critic,1 " that though there were many clever men in England during...century, there were only two great creative minds. Oneof those minds produced the 'Paradise Lost;' theother, 'The Pilgrim's Progress.' " John Bunyan,... | |
 | 1857 - 802 pages
...that language is in its own proper wealth, and how little it has been improved by all it has borrowed Though there were many clever men in England during...the Paradise Lost, the other the Pilgrim's Progress :' The work of a poor English tinkering Gipsy. Will Mr Macaulay embrace the Gipsy, or w,ll he give... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...his verse, for fear of moving a sneer. We live in better times; and we are not afraid to say that, though there were many clever men in England during...there were only two great creative minds. One of these produced the "Paradise Lost," the other the "Pilgrim's Progress." CXXX. — THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...preaching tinker. We live in hetter times; and we are not afraid to say that, though there were many elever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great ereative minds. Oue of those minds produced the " Paradise Lost;" the other the " Pilgrim's Progress."... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1857 - 692 pages
...language is in its own proper wealth, and how little it has been improved by all that it has borrowed Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the special license from the king, you must stretch by the neck for it. I tell you plainly.' " Sir Matthew... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1858 - 842 pages
...is in its own. proper wealth, and how little it has been improved by all that it has borrowed. . . Though there were many clever men in England during...Paradise Lost,' the other the ' Pilgrim's Progress :' " the work of a poor English .tinkering gipsy. Will Lord Macaulay embrace the gipsy, or will he... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...the alle gory of the preaching tinker. We live in better times ; and we are not afraid to say that, become statesmen and soldiers. Those in Bengal were...bewildered by the approaching danser. The governo those minds produced the Paradise Lost, the other the Pil grim's Progress. END OF VOL. I. CROKEK'S... | |
 | Louise Chandler Moulton - 1858 - 450 pages
...convenient, and cheap edition of the work of the "immortal dreamer." "We are not afraid to say that though there were many clever men in England during...half of the seventeenth century, there were only two creative minds. One of those minds produced the Paradise Lost, the other the Pilgrijn't Progress."... | |
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