 | John Dryden - 1713 - Страниц: 614
...Time a Luciliusy and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace j even after Chaucer there was a Spencer , a Harrington^ a Fairfax, before Waller and Denham...And our Numbers were in their Nonage till thefe laft appear'd. I need fay little of his Parentage, Life, and Fortunes : They are to be found at large in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Страниц: 526
...children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time a Lucilius, and a Lqcretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there...Fairfax, before Waller and Denham were in being : and out numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. I need fay little of his parentage, life,... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - Страниц: 600
...firft. We muft be children before we grow " men. There was Ennius, and in procefs of time, a Lu" cillus and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even "...after Chaucer, there was a Spenfer, a Harrington, a Fair" fax, before Waller and Denham were in being : and our " numbers were in their nonage, till thefe... | |
 | 1761 - Страниц: 614
...firft. We muft be children before we grow " men. There was Ennius, and in procefs of time, a Lu" cillus and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even *'...after Chaucer, there was a Spenfer, a Harrington, a Fair" fax, before Waller and Denham were in being: and our " numbers were in their nonage, till thefe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Страниц: 392
...firfl. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time a Lucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace; even after...numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. I need fay little of his parentage, life, and fortunes : they are to be found at large in all the editions... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Страниц: 396
...firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time a Lucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace; even after...numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. I need fay little of his parentage, life, and fortunes: they are to be found at large in all the editions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 352
...firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of timeaLucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after...numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. Ineed fay little of his parentage, life, and fortunes : they are to be found at large in all the editions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 364
...firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Enuius, and in prccefs of timeaLucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after...being : and our numbers were in their nonage till thefc laft appeared. Ineed fay littleof h:s parentage, life, and fortunes : they are to be found at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 356
...children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in pro— cefs of time a Lucilius, and aLucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there...numbers were in their nonage till thefe' laft appeared. Ineed fay little of his parentage, life, and' fortunes : they are to be found at large in all the editions... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Страниц: 352
...firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time aLucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace; even after...numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. I need fay little of his parentage, life, and fortunes: they are to be found at large in all the editions... | |
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We can only say that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace;... 
