 | John Dryden - 1760 - Страниц: 526
...that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be 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 was a Spenfer, a Harrington, a Fairfax,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1773 - Страниц: 498
...that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs of time a Lucilina and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer, there was a Spenfer, a Harrington,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Страниц: 356
...that he Jived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfeftion at the firft. We muft be 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... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Страниц: 352
...that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the 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 Chaucer there was a Spenfer, a Harrington,... | |
 | 1793 - Страниц: 806
...that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, mil that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We muft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in proccfs of time a l.wilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace; even after Chaucer, there was... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - Страниц: 806
...lived in the infancy of our poetry, and chat nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. We mud be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in proccfs of time a Lacilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horact; even after Chaucer, there was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Страниц: 658
...that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the firft. Q Q ȣk proccfs of time a Lucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there was... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - Страниц: 378
...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. Even after Chaucer, there was a Spencer, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and Denham were in * Speght, in 1597. f This position,... | |
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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;... 
