 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...late great poets' is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way ; but swept, like a drag-net, great and small.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense; -f- - he could never forgive any conceit which come in his way, but swept like a drag-net, great and small.... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1869 - 418 Seiten
...and forcible, not marked by elegance or refinement, but unrivalled in power, rigour, and eloquence. on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows...ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late poets (Cowley) is sunk in his reputation because he could never forego any conceit which came in his... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, 01 the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he know, also when to leave off; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of... | |
 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1870 - 482 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets l is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way; but... | |
 | Medley, G F S - 1870 - 148 Seiten
...through the golden cloud Of time and language. THOMSON. He is - a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, and therefore speaks properly...any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. DBYDEN. He no doubt saw in religion as much as even we do now, and uttereth it in his works no lesse,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil : he is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks, properly...late great poets is sunk in his reputation because he could never forego any conceit which came in his way, but swept like a drag-net, great and small.*... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense, learned in all sciences, -and therefore speaks properly...writers, and scarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgii and Horace. One of our late great poets1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive... | |
 | John Dryden - 1874 - 740 Seiten
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense; learned in all sciences, -and therefore speaks properly...late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way ; but swept like a drag-net, great and small.... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880 - 726 Seiten
...fountain of good sense : learned in all sciences ; and, therefore, speaks properly on all subjects : aa he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave...is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of r;oo.] DEYDEN. 309 the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. Chaucer followed nature everywhere ;... | |
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He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and, therefore, speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off ; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the... 
