 | English poets - 1801 - 488 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carre in Latin or in Greek: We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflow*. » , Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 Seiten
...92. f Ver. 474. + Ver. 483. Poets Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand ; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast. The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 Seiten
...No. 92. f Ver. 474. ¿ Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, - Must carve in Latin or in Greek; - We write in sand; our language grows, And like the tide, our work u'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years,havé defac'd his... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 426 Seiten
...passage of POPE. L 2 Poets • "-ets that lasting marble seek, •ust carve in Latin or in Greek; " ie write in sand ; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SEXSE can only boast. The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd bis... | |
 | George Ellis - 1811 - 474 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 358 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand, our language grows. And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Years have defac'd his matchless strain, And yet he did not sing in vain. The beauties which... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 280 Seiten
...brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defaced his... | |
 | James I (King of Scotland) - 1825 - 308 Seiten
...remains of King James I. of Scotland: Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows; And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | James I (king of Scotland.) - 1825 - 306 Seiten
...remains of King James I. of Scotland: rods, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows; And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his tense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost! Years have defac'd his... | |
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to imagine that these last never pass, as they frequently do, into metamorphic rocks. The poet Waller, when lamenting over the antiquated style of Chaucer, complains that— We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work 
