...comprehending another man's (17) possessions, belongings, (fangs than our own ; and such as accustom themselves and are familiar with the best authors shall ever...anon find somewhat of them in themselves, and in the (18) expression, revelation, disclosure of their minds, even when they feel it not, be able to utter...

...handbook for vernacular composition in which he produces a syllabus of English poetry. Young gentlemen who "are familiar with the best Authors, shall ever and...and in the expression of their minds, even when they feele it not, be able to utter something like theirs, which hath an Authority above their owne" (8:616)....

...conviction that poetry, as envisioned by Aristotle, is the art of imitation is epitomized in the sentence, "Nay, sometimes it is the reward of a man's study, the praise of quoting another man fitly" (HS 8: 616-17). Take the wisdom of the ages, and hammer it into a new form appropriate to one's own...

...sharply exercised in comprehending another man's things than our own ; and such as accustom themselves, and are familiar with the best authors, shall ever...like theirs, which hath an authority above their own. Sen Jonson. LXXXI. TRUE HAPPINESS. " I SHOULD not like that sort of life," said Lillo. " I should like...