 | William Congreve - 1797 - 474 Seiten
...promis'd hour is come at last ; The present age of wit obscures the past i Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms,...flood; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manur'd, With rules of husbandry the rankness cur'di Tam'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 Seiten
...ohfcures the jiaft : • Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with foice parts to fi xh tlie flood ; And iaus, when Charta» riXuru'd, our empire ftood. Like Janus he th- ftuhborn foil manur'd,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 Seiten
...prefent age of wit obfcures the part -. Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charle* rctum'tl, our empire ftooii. WH, J Like Janus he the (tubborn foi! imnur'd, With rules of hufbindry... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 Seiten
...promis'd hour is come at last; The present age of wit obscures the past : Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms,...flood; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manur'd, With rules of husbandry, the rankness cur'd : Tam'd... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...present age or wit obscures the past : Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the...giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charles returned, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 Seiten
...present age of wit obscures the past : Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the...giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charles returned, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...present age of wit obscures the past: Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race, before the Bood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. .Like Janus he the stubborn soil manur'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 616 Seiten
...more for the theatre. The paucity of Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit: Theirs was the giant race, before the flood : 5 And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire ftood. lake Janus he the ftubborn foil manur'd, With... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 610 Seiten
...more for the theatre. The paucity of Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit: Theirs was the giant race, before the flood : 5 And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire flood. Like Janus he the flubborn foil manur'd, With... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 428 Seiten
...education, custom, and prejudice; and dared to think and speak like men. Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms, and dint of wit. DRYDES. And to manifest still farther the utility of submitting to the commonwealth government, it... | |
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TO MY DEAR FRIEND MR. CONGREVE, ON HIS COMEDY CALLED ' THE DOUBLE DEALER. 1694. WELL then, the promised hour is come at last, The present age of wit obscures the past: Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms... 
