 | Walter Scott - 1834 - Počet stránok 486
...superiority, which Dryden often assumed over the critics of the time. Their general observations he cuts short, by observing, that those who make them produce...who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er wlll reach an excellence," is justified from the " serpit humi tutus " of Ho1 Evelyn's Memoirs, 19th... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - Počet stránok 482
...will gee. Poets, like lovers, should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with an over care ; And he, who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. Hence 't is, our poet, in his conjuring, Allow'd his fancy the full scope and swing. But when a tyrant... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - Počet stránok 726
...superiority, which Dryden often assumed over the critics of the time. Their general observations he cuts short, by observing, that those who make them produce...classical authority. Thus the couplet, * And he, who lervilely creeps after feiuc. If lafe, but ne'er will reach ал excellence," iejustified from the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - Počet stránok 484
...general observations he cuts short, by observing, that those who make them produce nothing of then- own, or only what is more ridiculous than any thing...excellence," is justified from the " serpit humi tutus " of Ho1 Evelyn's Memoirs, 19th June, 1668. race ; and, by a still more forced derivation, the line, " And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - Počet stránok 344
...will see. Poets, like lovers, should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with an over care ; And he, who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. is Hence 'tis, our poet, in his conjuring, Allow'd his fancy the full scope and swing. But when a tyrant... | |
 | John Dryden - 1852 - Počet stránok 378
...Prologue. Poets, like lovers, should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with an over-care. And he who servilely creeps after sense Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. Hence 'tis our poet, in his conjuring, Allow'd his fancy the full scope and swing. But when a tyrant... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1867 - Počet stránok 456
...tutus ' — " Poets like lovers should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with an overcare : And he who servilely creeps after sense Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence." In 'England, then, there was as much need as in France of Boileau's critical gospel of Bon Sens ; and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - Počet stránok 556
...will see. Poets, like lovers, should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with on over-core ; ty in word and ls Hence 'tis, our poet, in his conjuring, Allow'd his fancy the full scope and swing. But when a tyrant... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner - 1869 - Počet stránok 486
...superiority, which Dryden often assumed over the critics of the time. Their general observations he cuts short, by observing, that those who make them produce...excellence," is justified from the " serpit humi tutus" of Ho1 Evelyn's Memoir*. 19th June, HiGS. race ; and, by a still more forced derivation, the line, " And... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1898 - Počet stránok 396
...fallacies which is true so far as it goes. In his Prologue to the " Royal Martyr " he says : — 44 And he who servilely creeps after sense Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. • • • . • But, when a tyrant for his theme he had, He loosed the reins and let his muse run... | |
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Poets like lovers should be bold and dare, They spoil their business with an over-care. And he who servilely creeps after sense, Is safe, but ne'er will reach an excellence. 
