 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. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the...  Speculations, Literary and Philosophic - Strona 49autor: Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - Liczba stron: 303Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander Pope - 1738 - Liczba stron: 184
...Defcribi. Vertere modum, formidine fujiis Ad 80 benedicendum, deledilandumque redalli. 8 1 We conqucr'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and 8 2 Numbers learn'd to flow.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 288
...vice. 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and ' Numbers learn 'd to flow.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 278
...vice> 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and J Numbers learn'd to flow.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - Liczba stron: 434
...Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer 'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft refinements lefs a foe, 265 Wit grew polite, and ' Numbers learn'd to flow.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - Liczba stron: 262
...vice, Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with V. it. We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms; Britain to foft refinements le& a foe, Wit grew polite, and Numbers learn 'd to flow. Waller... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 1164
...Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with Wit. k We conquer' el France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain f Verfibus alternis opprobria ruftica fudit ; Libertafque recurrentes accepta per annos... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - Liczba stron: 480
...260 Hence Satire rose, that just the medium hit, And heals, with morals, what it hurts with wit. 4 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, 265 Wit grew polite, and s numbers learn'd to flow. Libertasque... | |
 | 1831 - Liczba stron: 576
...analogous effect was produced upon English literature by French models, is perfectly incomprehensible. ' We conquer'd France, but felt our captive's charms ; Her arts victorious triumph'd o'er our arms.' In a note, he further explains his meaning, by informing the reader, that about this time the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Liczba stron: 492
...Hence Satire rofe, that jufl the medium hit, And heals with morals what it hurts with Wit. We conqutr'd France, but felt our Captive's charms : Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain to foft renr.emcfits lefs a foe, 165 Wit grew polite, and Numbers leain'd to flow. Waller... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - Liczba stron: 508
...vice. 260 Hence Satire rofe, that juft the medium hit, And heals with Morals what it hurts with Wit. " We conquer'd France, but felt our Captive's charms ; Her Arts victorious triumph'd o'er our Arms ; Britain NOTES. fpeftator, rather than of the pcrfon introduced as fpeaking. " After the Reftoration,"... | |
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