| 1812 - Počet stránok 500
...abuse prevalent in his day, he expresses himself thus: " One is for raking in Chaucer (our English Ennius) for antiquated words, -which are never to be revived, but when sound or significancy is wanting in the present language. But many of his deserve not redemption, any... | |
| 1813 - Počet stránok 420
...revived, but when sound or significancy is wantpg in the prerent language. But many of his deserve not this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could revive them. Others have... | |
| Virgil - 1819 - Počet stránok 404
...the ornament of words, and sweetness of sound, unnecessary. One is for raking in Chaucer (our English Ennius) for antiquated words, which are never to be revived, but when sound or significancy is wanting in the present language. But many of his deserve not this redemption,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Počet stránok 432
...revived, but when sound or significancy is wanting in the present language. But many of his deserve not this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could revive them. Others have... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Počet stránok 442
...the ornament of words, and sweetness of sound, unnecessary. One is for raking in Chaucer (our English Ennius) for antiquated words, which are never to be revived, but when sound or significancy is wanting in the present language. But many of his deserve not this redemption,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - Počet stránok 284
...the ornament of words, and sweetness of sound, unnecessary. One is for raking in Chaucer (our English Ennius) for antiquated words, which are never to be revived, but when sound or significancy is wanting in the present language. But many of his deserve not this redemption,... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - Počet stránok 278
...against an extravagant zeal in this direction, says in an ungracious comparison — they do " not deserve this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could revive them."* There... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - Počet stránok 240
...against an extravagant zeal in this direction, says in an ungracious comparison — they do " not deserve this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could revive them."* There... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin.) - 1855 - Počet stránok 810
...against an extravagant zeal in this direction, says in an ungracious comparison — they do " not deserve this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could * See Letters of Horace... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench - 1855 - Počet stránok 238
...against an extravagant zeal in this direction, says in an ungracious comparison—they do " not deserve this redemption, any more than the crowds of men who daily die, or are slain for sixpence in a battle, merit to be restored to life, if a wish could revive them."* There... | |
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