 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 Seiten
...pow'rs. " Their verfemen and profemen, then match them " with ours. " Firft Shakfpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, " Have put their whole drama and epic to flight. " In fatires, epiftles, and odes, would they cope ? " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope. " And... | |
 | 1798 - 482 Seiten
...the forty academicians of Paris, in producing their dictionary, fays....... And Johnfon, well-arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French, and will beat forty more ! • • f • » . * . T • • Neverthelefs/ he had not yet emerged from poverty. The furn flipulated... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 Seiten
...with ours ! First Shakspeare and Milton', like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would...Has beat forty French', and will beat forty more!' Johnson this year gave at once a proof of his benevolence, quickness of apprehension, and admirable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 Seiten
...with ours ! First Shakspeare and Milton', like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epick to flight; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they...yore, Has beat forty French', and will beat forty more !' Johnson this year gave at once a proof of his benevolence, quickness of apprehension, and admirable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 Seiten
...*•' First Shakspeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, (: Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; " In satires, epistles, and odes, would...cope, " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; (s And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, " Has beat forty French, ? and will beat forty more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 Seiten
...pow'rs, ~ t " Their verfemen and profemen, then match them " with ours. " Firft Shakfpeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, *' Have put their whole drama and epic to flight. '' In fatires, epiftles, and odes would they cope ? " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope. '' And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 Seiten
...Milton, like Gods in'the fight, " Have put their whole drama and epic to flight. " In fatires, epiftles, and odes would they cope ? " Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope. ** And Johnfon well arm'd, like a hero of yore, " Has beat Forty French, and will beat Forty more." It is,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 Seiten
...their powers, Their verse-men and prose-men, then match them with ours ; First Shakespeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama...numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson well-armed like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French, and will beat forty more." Our author having... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 Seiten
...their pow'rs, Their verse-men and prose-men, then match them with ours: First Shakespeare and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama...retreat before Dryden and Pope. And Johnson, well armed, like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French, and will beat forty more. Though there exists demonstrative... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 Seiten
...versemen and prosemen, then match them with ours. " First Shakspeare and Milton, like Gods in the fight, f Have put their whole drama and epic to flight, " In...retreat before Dryden and Pope. " And Johnson well ann'd, like a hero of yore, " Has beat forty .French, and will beat Forty more." Jt is, perhaps, needless... | |
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Shakspearc and Milton, like gods in the fight, Have put their whole drama and epic to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope. Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty... 
