...continuance, to the maturing of some worthier fruits : wherein, if my muses be true to me, I shall raise the despised head of poetry again, and stripping...majesty, and render her worthy to be embraced and kist of all the great and master-spirits of our world. As for the vile and slothful, who never affected...

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...hopes to put forth, is this, — " Wherein, if my hearers be true to me, I shall raise the desjriscd head of poetry again, and stripping her out of those...primitive habit, feature, and majesty, and render herre worthy to be embraced and kissed of all the great and master-spirits of our world." And beautifully...

...fruits," which he hopes to put forth, is this, — " Wherein, if my hearers be true to me, 1 shall raisf the despised head of poetry again, and stripping her out of those rotten and base rays wherewith the times have adulterated her form, restore her to her primitive habit, feature, and...

...dollars, which by law are declared inviolable. A Poet's Promise. — "If my hearers be true to me, I shall raise the despised head of poetry again, and stripping...worthy to be embraced and kissed of all the great and master-spirits of our world." — Hen Jonion. A Poet's Piogenitors.—D&nte supposed that his nature...

...blasphemy to turn the blood of a Christian to water." He laments, that, through the insolence of ihese writers, the name of poet, once so honorable, has...deep feeling. His works display, in a hundred places, asimilar spirit. He rails at the age continually for its degeneracy and wickedness ; and takes the...

...worthier fruits," which he hopes to put forth, is this:—" Wherein, if my hearers be true to me, / shall raise the despised head of poetry again, and stripping...worthy to be embraced and kissed of all the great and master-spirits of our world." And beautifully is this said. But Shakspeare had then nearly written...

...fruits," which he hopes to put forth, is this : — " Wherein, if my hearers be true to me, I shall raise the despised head of poetry again, and stripping...majesty, and render her worthy to be embraced and hissed of all the great and master-spirits of our world." And beautifully is this said. But Shaltspeare...

...worthier fruits," which he hopes to put forth, is this:—" Wherein, if my hearers be true to me, I shall raise the despised head of •poetry again, and stripping...habit, feature, and majesty, and render her worthy to lie embraced and hissed of all the great and master-spirits of our world" And beautifully is this said....

...muses be true to me, I shall raise the despised head of poetry again, and, stripping her out of the rotten and base rags, wherewith the times have adulterated...worthy to be embraced and kissed of all the great and master-spirits of the world." Honest old Ben was as good as his word : but the spirit of the age was...