 | William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1900 - Počet stránok 332
...accommodates thus. We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - Počet stránok 654
...fashions introduced into England it the Restoration. ' We conquer d France, but felt our cnptive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe. Wit gtL'w polite, and numbers leara'd to flow.' De Quincey (Works, vol. 9) expatiates upon the deficiencies... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1903 - Počet stránok 704
...it hurts with wit. We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious trinmph'd o'er our arms; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth-, but Dryden tanght "] to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - 1907 - Počet stránok 718
...RESTORATION. (1660-1700.) "We conquer'd -France, but felt our captive's charms; Her arts victorious triumphed o'er our arms ; Britain, to soft refinements less...foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line, The long... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1911 - Počet stránok 296
...Horace," Pope described the refining of English poetry as he understood it : — We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph'd...foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1911 - Počet stránok 296
...Horace," Pope described the refining of English poetry as he understood it : — We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph'd...foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1911 - Počet stránok 300
...described the refining of English poetry as he understood it : — We conquer'd France, bat felt oar captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er...foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1911 - Počet stránok 314
...understood it : — We conqner'd France, but felt our captive's charms, Her arts victorious triumph 'd o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a...foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse; the full resounding line, The long... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1913 - Počet stránok 412
...last seventy years in lines of extraordinary strength and conciseness : — " We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms; Her arts victorious triumph'd...refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learned to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - Počet stránok 956
...rose, that just the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with wit. We conquer'd France, but 2 uuinbers learn'd to flow. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught ~\ to join ! The varying verse, the... | |
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We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms ; Britain to soft refinements less a foe, Wit grew polite, and numbers learn'd to flow. 
