 We can only say that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace...  Bell's Edition - Seite xxvvon John Bell - 1782Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1839 - 468 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. There was Ennins ; and, in process of time, Lucilins ; and Lucretins, before Virgil and Horace... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1843 - 428 Seiten
...foot, and some- • times a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and, in process of time, a Lucilius,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1846 - 360 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise.4 We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children, before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1852 - 324 Seiten
...the Scotch tune in it, which is natural and pleasing, though not perfect. * * * * We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection ai the first. We must be children before we can grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1854 - 322 Seiten
...Scotch tune in it, which is natural and pleasing, though not perfect. • • * « yf e can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection ai the first. We must be children before we can grow men. There was an Er.nius, and in process of time... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise.4 We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children, before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and, in process of time, a Lucilius... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is hrought to perfection at the first. We must he children hefore we grow men. There was an Ennius, and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 Seiten
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise.4 We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children, before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
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