 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
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 стор.
...the void, by some rude shock we're broke, And all our boasted fire is lost in smoke. Congreee. MLXXI. 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... | |
 | 1830 - 550 стор.
...imitated (perhaps unintentionally) by Dryden, in his celebrated encomium on Milton; beginning — " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...and England did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thougbt surpass'd; The next in majesty— in both tlie last. The force of Nature could no farther go... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 стор.
...distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn, The first in loftiness of thought surThe next in majesty; in both the last, The force of nature could no further go; To make a third, she joined the former two. [From lieligio Laici.] THE LIGHT OF REASON.... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 430 стор.
...and juster description of MILTON, considered as a poet, than in the well-known words of Dryden :— " 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 lastThe force of nature could no further go : To make a... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 320 стор.
...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." Mention has been made of the withdrawment... | |
 | Mary Martha Rodwell - 1834 - 424 стор.
...employed one of his daughters as his amanuensis : his character is thus portrayed by Dryden : — " 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 make... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 414 стор.
...subject there is as much of truth as there is of enthusiasm, in the following epigram of Dryden. ' 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 farther go ;... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 350 стор.
...distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and 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 farther go: To make a third, she join'd the former two. ADDISON.f BUT Milton next, with high and haughty stalks, Unfetter'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 384 стор.
...paternos Eja age in aniplexus, cara Maria, redi. Page 183. " Dryden's illustrious epitaph on Milton." 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 farther go, To make... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 388 стор.
...distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and Kngland did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go, I i• ! Jn.• To make a third she join'd the other two. • , i ... „ .. Page 252. Vincent Bourne.... | |
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