...the man till then ; never felt how entirely and supremely he was a poet, or, to use his own words, ' a true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things.' We never knew till then, what a noble, highminded being, what a contemner of littleness...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. « I was confirmed,' he says, in his usual noble style, ' I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...best and honourablest things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities, unless he have in himself the experience and the practice...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. ' I was confirmed,' he says in his usual noble style— 'I was confirmed in this opinion; that he who would...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous 5 cities, unless...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. ' I was confirmed,' he says, in his usual noble style, 'I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the host and honorablest things; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men, or famous cities,...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry, ' I was confirmed,' he says, in his usual noble style, ' I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be » true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things; not presuming...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. « I was confirmed,' he says, in his usual noble style, « I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would...frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable tiiings, ought himself to be a true poem; that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest...

...Sallust, in my estimation, is superior to all the Roman authors in combining brevity and copiousness— would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter...true poem ; that is, a composition and pattern of the most honourable things; not presuming to sing high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. ' I was confirmed,' he says in his usual noble style — ' I was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablcst things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

...especially of the higher efforts of poetry. ' I was confirmed,' he says in his usual noble style — 1 1 was confirmed in this opinion ; that he who would...that is, a composition and pattern of the best and honorablesl things ; not presuming to sing of high praises of heroic men or famous cities, unless he...

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