 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - Počet stránok 364
...ill-chofen Stone, < , \^ , Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin, or in Greek ; We write in Sand., our Language grows, And like our Tide ours overflows. , , Chaucer his Senfe can only boaft, The Glory of his Number's loft; Years... | |
 | 1722 - Počet stránok 466
...ute ill-chofea Stone, ." Soon brings a well-built Palace down. Poets that laftinc Marble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.' We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greeks and the Romans, Learning was... | |
 | Michel de La Roche - 1722 - Počet stránok 494
...we ufe ill-chofen Stone, Soon brines a well-built Palace down. Poets that lafting Mnrble feek, Muft carve in Latin or in Greek.: We write in Sand, our Language grows, And like our Tide, often o'erflows. Our Author obferves, That among the Greek/ and. the I(omam, Learning was... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - Počet stránok 488
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. » x Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - Počet stránok 454
...ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carre in Latin or in Greek : We write in sand ; our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - Počet stránok 476
...that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - Počet stránok 422
...which bears a strong resemblance to this passage of POPE. L 2 Poets * No. 92. f Ver. 474. 1 Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - Počet stránok 320
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chancer his sense can only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - Počet stránok 422
...which bears a strong resemblance to this passage of POPE. L 2 Poets * No. 92. t Ver. 474. J Ver. 483. Poets that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...; our language grows. And like the tide, our work o'erflovrs. Chaucer his SENSE can only boast. The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - Počet stránok 644
...matter may betray their art : Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble seek, Must carve in Latin...language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. Chaucer his sense ran only boast, The glory of his numbers lost ! Years have defac'd his matchless... | |
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Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. 
