 THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty •, In both the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.  London as it is to-day - Сторінка 501851Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1820 - 224 стор.
...Dryden's celebrated epigram, constantly prelixed to ParaK '2 disc Lost, is little more than a translation. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn : The first in majesty of thought surpass'd, The next in gracefulness, in both the last. The force of nature could... | |
 | 1820 - 230 стор.
...Dryden's celebrated epigram, constantly prefixed to Paradisc Lost, is little more than a translation. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn : The first in majesty of thought surpass'd, The next in gracefulness, in both the last. The force of nature could... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 стор.
...three distant ages born, Greece, Italy1, and England ilkl adorn, The first in loftiness of thought The next in majesty, in both the last, The force of nature could no longer go, To make a third she joined tile former two. in a word, an opinion so glaringly inconsistent... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 стор.
...mhile at Rome : Grtecia Mreonidem, jactet sibi Roma Maronem, Anglia Miltonum jactat utrique parem. THREE poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next, in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To... | |
 | John Milton - 1823 - 462 стор.
...FIRMINO UIDOT, IMPRESSOR UO REI, RUA JACOB, N' l/;. i8a3. Three poets, in three distant ages boro, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpast ; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force .of nature could no further go : To make... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 стор.
...WORKS < or a JOHN MILTON; /i COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. Three Poets in tliree distant ases born, Gveece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpass'«!, The neit in dignity, in both the last, The force of nature could no farther go To make a third, she... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 стор.
...priores Qua; potuere duos, tertius unus habet : from the famous lines written under Milton's picture : Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn: The first in loftiness of thought surpast, The next in majesty ; in both the last. The force of nature could no farther go, To make a... | |
 | Cupid - 1826 - 252 стор.
...ltaly,t and England, did adorn j The first in elegance of mind surpass'd ; The next in loveliness ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no farther go — To make a third, she join'd the other two. INSCRIPTION ON A GROTTO OF SHELLS ; The wwlf of nine Young Ladies,... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 стор.
...Muse in marble might express, Is known already: Praise would make him less. Pope's Works. ON MILTON. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thought surpast — The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go j To make... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 стор.
...the void, by some rude shock we're broke, And all our boasted fire is lost in smoke. MLXXI. Congreve. Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of nature could no further go; To make... | |
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