| John Dryden - 1713 - 614 Seiten
...Knight that I drew the Plan of an Epick Poem on King Arthur in my Preface to the Tranflation of Juvenal. The Guardian Angels of Kingdoms were Machines too ponderous for him to manage ; and therefore he rejected them as Dares did the Whirlbats of Eryx when they were thrown before him... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 526 Seiten
...knight that I drew the plan of an Epic poem on king Arthur, in my preface to the tranflation of Juvenal. The guardian angels of kingdoms were machines too ponderous for him to manage ; and therefore he rejected them, as Dares did the whirlbats of Eryx, when they were thrown before... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 392 Seiten
...knight that I drew the plan of an Epic poem on king Arthur, in my preface to the tranftation of Juvenal. The guardian angels of kingdoms were machines too ponderous for him to manage ; and therefore he rejefted 4 them, them, as Dares did the whirlbats of Eryx, when they were thrown... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 Seiten
...knight that I drew the plan of an Epic poem on king Arthur, in my preface to the tranflation of Juvenal. The guardian angels of kingdoms were machines too ponderous for him to manage; and therefore he rejected the:n, as Dar:s did the whirlbats of Eryx, when they were thrown before him... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 Seiten
...manage, . In i694, he-.began the moft'lubo.* rious and difficult of all his works, the tranflation of Virgil ; from which he borrowed two months, that he might turn Freihoy's Art of Painting intoEng-. lifh profe. The preface, which hc.boafls to have written in twelve... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 Seiten
...to manage.. In 1694, he began the mofl laborious and difficult of all his works, the •tranflation of. Virgil; from which he borrowed two months, that he might turn Frefnoy's Art of Painting into EngIHh profe. The preface, which he boafts to have written in twelve... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 Seiten
...nation had not yet learned to be liberal. This plan he charged Blackmore with dealing ; only, fays he, the guardian angels of kingdoms were machines...-ponderous for him to manage. In 1694, he began the moft laborious and difficult of all his works, the tranflation of Virgil ; from which he borrowed two... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 Seiten
...had the nation yet learned to be liberal. This plan he charged Blackmore with ftealing ; only, (ays he, the guardian angels of kingdoms were machines...ponderous for him to manage. In 1694, he began the moft laborious and difficult of all his works, the tranflation of Virgil ; from which he borrowed two... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 Seiten
...had the nation yet learned to be liberal. This plan he charged Blackmore with ftealing ; only, fays he, the guardian angels of kingdoms were machines too ponderous for him to manage. In i694, he began the moft laborious and difficult of all his works, the tranflation of Virgil ; from... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 344 Seiten
...nor had the nation yet learned to be liberal. This plan he charged Blackmore with ftealing; only fays he, " The guardian angels of *' kingdoms were machines...ponderous for *' him to manage." In 1694, he began the moft laborious and difficult of all his works, the tranflation of Virgil ; from which he borrowed two... | |
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