| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own ; Itc melted not the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonfon, decency now reigns ; And nymphs for failings take peculiar pain*. Wit : Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, He did not fteal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 Seiten
...Now private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Rcafon with rage, and eloquence with fate." On Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, *' Yet what he wrote was all his own; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's Hate, " He did not fleal, but emulate! " And when he would like them appear,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...flower Nature got the dart ; But both in him fo equal are, None knows which bears the happicft fhare. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was...plunder all the Roman ftores Of poets and of orators; Horace's wit and Virgil's (late He did not fteal, but emulate, •^nd when he would like them appear,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 Seiten
...Now private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Rcafoa with rage, and eloquence with fate." On Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own ; " Horace's " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, " He did not fteal, but emulate! " And when he would... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...!;ower nature got the fiait; But both in him'fo equal are. None knows which bears ibe happfeft mare. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own; He melted no; the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonfon, did make bold To plunder all the Roman ftore« Of poets... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...flower Nature got the dart ; But both in him fo equal are. None knows which bears the happieft flure : To him no author was unknown. Yet what he wrote was all his own ; He melred not the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonfon, did make bold To plunder all the Roman flores. Of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 Seiten
...private pity strove with publick hate, " Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate." Oil Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own, " Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, " He did not steal, but emulate! " And when he would like them... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 Seiten
...Naw private pity ilrove with public hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with fate." On Cowley. ** To him no author was unknown, ** Yet what he Wrote was all his own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's flate, " He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And, when he would like them... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 Seiten
...private pity strove with publick hate, " Reason with rag«, and eloquence with fate." On Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own, " Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, " He did not steal, but emulate 1 " And when he would like them... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 Seiten
...flower nature got the ftart; But bjt.i in him to equal are, None knows which bears the happieA fliare. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all iris r-wn ; He melted not the ancient . . ifh Een Jon Ion, did make bcli To pi jnder all the Roman... | |
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