 | John Dryden - 1713 - Liczba stron: 614
...fay, fo he knows alfo when to leave off } a Continence which is pn&is'd by few Writers, and fcarccly by any of the Ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great Poets is funk in his Reputation, becaufe he cou'd never forgive any Conceit which came in his wayj but fwept... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Liczba stron: 352
...fay, fo he knows alfo when to leave off; a continence which is practifed by few writers, and fcarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is funk in his reputation, becaufe he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way; but fwept... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Liczba stron: 712
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...late great poets' is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way ; but swept, like a drag-net, great and small.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Liczba stron: 662
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Liczba stron: 674
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a -perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets1 is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Liczba stron: 658
...fay, fo he knows alfo when to leave off; a continence which is prañifed by few writers, and fcarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets ;s funk in his reputation, becaufe he could never forgive nny conceit which came in his way ; but fwept... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - Liczba stron: 658
...fay, fo he knows alfo when to leave off; a continence which is praftifed by few writers, and fcarcely by any of the ancients, excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets is funk in his reputation, becaufe he could never forgive any. conceit which came in his way; but fwept... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - Liczba stron: 378
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets f is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way ; but... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - Liczba stron: 376
...veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and therefore speaks properly...excepting Virgil and Horace. One of our late great poets f is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit which came in his way ; but... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - Liczba stron: 464
...sciences ; and therefore speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he also knows where to leave off; a continence, which is practised by...late great poets is sunk in his reputation, because he could never forgive any conceit that came in his way ; but swept, like a draga drag-net, great and... | |
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He is a perpetual fountain of good sense ; learned in all sciences ; and, therefore, speaks properly on all subjects. As he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off ; a continence which is practised by few writers, and scarcely by any of the... 
