 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 pagina’s
...among the principal of our Englilh " poets. — But his fame is gone out like a candle in a fnuff, and " his memory will always ftink, which might have ever lived in " honourable repute, had he not been a notorious traytor, Sec," LIVES OF THE POETS, p. 175. edit. 1687. I mention... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 456 pagina’s
...place among the principal of our Englift* pOets. — But his feme is gone out like a candle in a fnuff, and his memory will always ftink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had he not been a notorious traytor, &c." Lives of the Poets, p. 175. edit. 1687. I mention... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 378 pagina’s
...written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff', and his memory will always stink; which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had not he been a notorious traitor, and most... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pagina’s
...natural parts " might deservedly give him " a place among the principal of " our English poets. — But his " fame is gone out like a candle " in a snuff, and his memory " will always stink, which might " have ever lived in honourable " repute, had he not been a " notorious traytor,... | |
 | 1824 - 378 pagina’s
...written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had not he been a notorious traitor, and most... | |
 | 1824 - 378 pagina’s
...written two heroic poems and a tragedy, — viz. Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Sampson Angonista; but his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff', and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had not he been a notorious traitor, and most... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 476 pagina’s
...whose natural parts might deservedly give him a place among the principal of our English poets.—But his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had he not been a notorious tray tor," &c.... | |
 | John Dove - 1832 - 136 pagina’s
...two heroic poems and a tragedy, viz : — Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes ; but his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute', had he not been a notorious traitor, and... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1836 - 340 pagina’s
...written two heroick poems and a tragedy; namely, Parodies Lost, Paradice Regain d, and Sampson Agonista. But his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute, had not he been a notorious traytor, and most... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1839 - 508 pagina’s
...Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistcs, the biographer adds in language worthy of his sentiments — " But his fame is gone out like a candle in a snuff, and his memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable repute had not he been a notorious traytor, and most... | |
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But his Fame is gone out like a Candle in a Snuff, and his Memory will always stink, which might have ever lived in honourable Repute, had not he been a notorious Traytor, and most impiously and villanously bely'd that blessed Martyr, King Charles the... 
