 | John Bell - 1807 - Страниц: 458
...We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennuis, and and in process of time a Lucilius, and a Lucretius before Virgil and Horace ; even, after Chaucer, there was a Spenser, a Harrington, a Fairfax — before Waller and Denham were in being : and our numbers were... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Страниц: 506
...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 Spenser, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and *" And for there is so great diversitie In English,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Страниц: 500
...place in the mode of accenting our language." — Specimens of the Early English Poets, Vol. I. p.209. Denham were in being ; and our numbers were in their nonage till these last appeared. I need say little of his parentage, life, and fortunes ; they are to be found... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 664
...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 Spender, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and Denham were in being: and our numbers were in their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 612
...first We must be children before we grow men. There was an Gnnins, apd in process of time a Luciliiis, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there was a Spenser, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and Denham were in being: and our numbers were in their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Страниц: 620
...Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there was a Spenser, a Harrington, о Fairfax, before *«9er»nd Denham were in being: and our numbers were in their nonage till these last appeared. 1 leal MY Utile of hi.« parentage, life, and fortunes : they are to be found... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Страниц: 620
...time a Lucilius, and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace ; even after Chaucer there was a Spenser, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and Denham were in being: and oar numbers were in their nonage till these last appeared. I need say little of his parentage, life,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - Страниц: 564
...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...there was a Spenfer, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Wraller and Denham were in being : and our numbers were in their nonage till thefe laft appeared. I... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Страниц: 504
...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 Spenser, a Harrington, a Fairfax, before Waller and " And for there is so great diversitie, In English,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Страниц: 504
...place in the mode of accenting our language."— Specimens of the Early English Poets, Vol. I. p. 209. Denham were in being ; and our numbers were in their nonage till these last appeared. I need say little of his parentage, life, and fortunes ; they are to be found... | |
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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;... 
