 | Literature - 1896 - 928 pages
...antique poets historical," Homer, Virgil, Ariosto, and Tasso. he goes on: "I labor to portray in Arthur before he was king the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues as Aristotle hath devised, the which is the purpose of these first twelve books." This... | |
 | 1896 - 842 pages
...antique poets historical," Homer, Virgil, Arlosto, and Tasso, he goes on: "i labor to portray in Arthur before he was king the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues as Aristotle hath devised, the which is the purpose of these first twelve books." This... | |
 | Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1896 - 526 pages
...poets historical," Homer, Virgil, Ariosto, and Tasso, he goes on : "I labour to pourtray in Arthur before he was king the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues as Aristotle hath devised, the which is the purpose of these first twelve books." This... | |
 | William Hall Griffin - Authors, English - 1897 - 406 pages
...gentle discipline.' Of this, King Arthur is his exemplar, and he strives ' to pourtraict ' in him, ' before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected...private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised.' Each ' morall vertue,' if the work had been finished, would have had its special book and patron knight,... | |
 | William Hall Griffin - Authors, English - 1897 - 408 pages
...gentle discipline.' Of this, King Arthur is his exemplar, and he strives ' to pourtraict' in him, ' before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected...private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised.' Each ' morall vertue,' if the work had been finished, would have had its special book and patron knight,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1897 - 808 pages
...(Jodfredo. By entample of which ercellente Poets, I labour topourtraict in Arthure, before he teas king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the...private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised f the which is thepurpose of these first twe,ve booties : which if I finde to Ite well accepted, 1... | |
 | William Hall Griffin - Authors, English - 1897 - 410 pages
...gentle discipline.1 Of this, King Arthur is his exemplar, and he strives ' to pourtraict ' in him, ' before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall verlues, as Aristotle hath devised." Each ' morall vertue," if the work had been finished, would have... | |
 | William John Courthope - English poetry - 1897 - 478 pages
...named Politice, in his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellent Poets, I labour to portray in Arthur, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private moral virtues, as Aristotle hath devised ; the which is the purpose of these first twelve books : which... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1898 - 68 pages
...Philosophy call Ethice, or vertues of a private man, coloured in his Kinaldoj the other named Politico In his Godfredo. By ensample of which excellente poets,...of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private moral! vertues, as Aristotle hath devised: the which Is the purpose of these first twelve bookes: which... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - English literature - 1899 - 406 pages
...that there were to have been twelve books in the first part, each of which was to show forth one of " the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised, the which is the purpose of these twelve books: which if I find to be well accepted, I may be perhaps encouraged to frame the other part... | |
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Poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthure, before he was king, the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private morall vertues, as Aristotle hath devised... 
