 | John Milton - 1903 - 396 pages
...of it from the very beginning, for some years as I went from time to time to visit him, in a parcel of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time, — which,...desiring the reason thereof, was answered, that his verse never happily flowed but from the Autumnal Equinoctial to the Vernal [ie from the end of September... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1905 - 530 pages
...says he, ' to remember ; fc whereas I had the perusal of it from the very beginning for some years, as I went from time to time to visit him, in parcels...twenty, or thirty verses at a time (which, being written bywhatever hand came next, might possibly want correction as to the orthography and pointing), having,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1907 - 172 pages
...he, ' to remember; for whereas I had the perusal of it from the very beginning, for some 15 years, as I went from time to time to visit him, in parcels...on, not been showed any for a considerable while, 20 and desiring the reason thereof, was answered, that his vein never happily flowed but from the autumnal... | |
 | John Milton - 1910 - 392 pages
...of it from the very beginning, for some years as I went from time to time to visit him, in a parcel of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time, — which,...desiring the reason thereof, was answered, that his verse never happily flowed but from the Autumnal Equinoctial to the Vernal [ie from the end of September... | |
 | John Milton - Education - 1911 - 304 pages
...of it from the very beginning, for some years, as I went from time to time to visit him, in a parcel of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time, which...came next, might possibly want correction as to the orthogl See PL iv, 32-113. raphy and pointing; having as the summer came on, not having been showed... | |
 | John Milton - 1917 - 660 pages
...it from " the very beginning, for some years as I went from time to time to visit him, " in a parcel of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time — which,...pointing — having, as the summer came on, not been shewed " any for a considerable while, and desiring the reason thereof, was answered, " that his verse... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - Great Britain - 1918 - 396 pages
...of it from the very beginning ; for some years as I went from time to time to Visit him, in a Parcel of Ten. Twenty, or Thirty Verses at a Time, which...Pointing ; having as the Summer came on, not been shewed any for a considerable while, and desiring the reason thereof, was answered, That his Veine... | |
 | John Milton - 1892 - 672 pages
...it from " the very beginning, for some years as I went from time to time to visit him, " in a parcel of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time — •...pointing — having, as the summer came on, not been shewed " any for a considerable while, and desiring the reason thereof, was answered, " that his verse... | |
 | John Milton - English literature - 1925 - 450 pages
...of it from the very beginning, for some years, as I went from time to time to visit him, in a parcel of ten, twenty or thirty verses at a time, which being...and pointing; having as the summer came on not been shewed any for a considerable while, and desiring the reason thereof was answered, That his vein never... | |
 | John T. Shawcross - English poetry - 1995 - 292 pages
...it from the very beginning ; for some years, as I went from time to time, to Visit him, in a Parcel of Ten, Twenty, or Thirty Verses at a Time, which...and Pointing; having as the Summer came on, not been shewed any for a considerable while, and desiring the reason thereof, was answered, That his Vein never... | |
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I have a particular reason," says he, " to remember ; for whereas I had the perusal of it from the very beginning, for some years, as I went from time to time to visit him, in parcels of ten, twenty, or thirty verses at a time (which, being written by... 
