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" 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... "
Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser - Page 5
by Thomas Warton - 1762 - 270 pages
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The Fairy Queen, Volume 1

Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...Cod/redo. By enfample of which excellent Poets, I labour to pourtraict in Arthur, before he was King, the image of a brave knight, perfected in. the twelve private moral virtues, as Arijlctle hath devifeo ; the which is the purpofe of thefe firft twelve books : which, if I find...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History ..., Volume 12

English poetry - 1792 - 724 pages
...difcover, and win GLORIANA, or Glory. The character, in ihort, which the poet profeffes to pourtray, is " the image of a brave knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues." In eftablifliing one hero, who ihould exemplify the grand character which the author had in view, he...
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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 91

1792 - 530 pages
...difcover, and win Gloriana, or Glory. The character, in fhort, which the poetprofefies to pourtray, is ' the image of a brave knight perfected in the. twelve private moral virtues.' . In eftablilhing one hero, who fliould exemplify the grand character which the author had in view,...
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Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum: Containing the Names and Characters of All ...

Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1800 - 440 pages
...actions is to difcover, and win, Gloriana, or Glory. In a word, in this character the poet profefies to pourtray " The image of a brave Knight perfected...evident that our author in eftablifhing one hero, who fecking and attaining one grand end, which is Gloriana, mould exemplify one grand character, or a brave...
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First book of the Faerie Queene, canto I-IV

Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 446 pages
...actions is to difcover and win GJLOHIANA, or Glory. In a word, in this character the poet profeffes to pourtray, " THE IMAGE OF A BRAVE KNIGHT PERFECTED...PRIVATE MORAL VIRTUES." It is evident that our author in eftabliihing one hero, who feeking and attaining one grand end, •which is G LORI AN A, mould exemplify...
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The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2

Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 452 pages
...difcover and \vin GLORIANA, Or Glory. In a word, in this character the poet profefles to pour tray, " THE IMAGE OF A BRAVE KNIGHT PERFECTED IN THE TWELVE...PRIVATE MORAL VIRTUES." It is evident that our author in eftablilhing one hero, who feeking and attaining one grand end, which is GLORIANA, mould exemplify...
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The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 2

Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 448 pages
...actions is to difcover and win GLORIANA, or Glory. In a word, in this character the poet profeffes to pourtray, "THE IMAGE OF A BRAVE KNIGHT PERFECTED IN THE TWELVE PRIVATE MORAL VIRTUES." . • i It is evident that our author in eftablifhing one hero, who feeking and attaining one grand...
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A Journey Round the Library of a Bibliomaniac: Or, Cento of Notes and ...

William Davis - Bibliomania - 1821 - 776 pages
...intended Gloriana in praise of our Queen Elizabeth. Glory. In a word, in this character the Poet professes to pourtray " The image of a brave Knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues." To the foregoing, which is a sketch of the Poem by Phillips, Milton's nephew, I shall here add Pope's...
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A Second Journey Round the Library of a Bibliomaniac: Or, Cento of Notes and ...

William Davis (bibliographer.) - Curiosa - 1825 - 126 pages
...intended Gloriana in praise of our Queen Elizabeth^ CHory. In a word, in this character the Poet professes to pourtray " The image of a brave Knight perfected in the twelve private moral virtues." To the foregoing, which is a sketch of the Poem by .Phillips, Milton's nephew, I shall here add Pope's...
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ..., Part 2, Volume 17

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...beauty, but also round about shadow the rude thickets and craggy cliffs. Spenser. I portrait in Arthur the image of a brave knight, perfected in the twelve private moral virtues. Id. By the image of my cause I see The pprtraiture of liis. Shaktpeare. Hamlet. The earl of Warwick's...
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