 | John Oldham - 1703 - 624 pagina’s
...flippery place, (Race. While his young Friend performed and won the O early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore What could advancing Age have added more ? It might...Have taught the numbers of thy native Tongue. But Satyr needs not thofe, and Wit will fhine Through the harfh cadence of a rugged line. A noble Error... | |
 | William Walsh - 1721 - 392 pagina’s
...Place, While his young Friend perform'd, and won the * (Race. O early ripe! to thy abundant Store, What could advancing Age have added more? It might...Have taught the Numbers of thy Native Tongue. But Satyr needs not Thofe, and Wit will mine Thro' the harm Cadence of a rugged Line. ' .f A npble Error,... | |
 | 1776 - 568 pagina’s
...place, While his young friend perform 'd and won the race» О early ripe ! to thy abundant ftore XV hat could advancing age have added more ? It might, what...Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. \ But fatire needs not thofe, and wit will ihine Thro' the harlh cadence of a rugged line : A noble error,... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 pagina’s
...Have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine i$ Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line : A noble...made, When poets are by too much force betray'd. Thy gen'rous fruits, tho' gather'dcre their prime, ^ Still shew'da quickness; and maturing Time 20 (^ But... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pagina’s
...the youug.J Have taught the smoothness of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those ;. and vrit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line...made ; When poets are by too much force betray'd. Thy gen'rous fruits, tho' gather'd ere their prime, ^ Still shew'da quickness ; and maturing Time f But... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pagina’s
...slippery place, Whilst his young friend performed and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ! It might...shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. * * Dryden's opinion concerning the harshness of Oldham's numbers, was not unanimously subscribed to... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pagina’s
...slippery place, Whilst his young friend performed and won the race. O early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ! It might...shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. * * Dryden's opinion concerning the harshness of Oldham's numbers, was not unanimously subscribed to... | |
 | 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...him, they want — - the numbers of their native tongue -. But satire needs not these, and wit can shine -• Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line;...but seldom made, When poets are by too much force betray d. It may be farther observed, that the labour which Mr Crabbe has bestowed upon his characters,... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pagina’s
...are singularly applicable to the earlier poetry of Clifton. " O early ripe ! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ? It might...numbers of thy native tongue ; But satire needs not that, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line." But in his later poems this mist... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pagina’s
...slippery place, Whilst his young friend perform'd and won the race. O early ripe ; to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more ! It might...shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. * * Dryden's opinion concerning the harshness of Oldham's numbers, was not unanimously subscribed to... | |
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O early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more? It might (what Nature never gives the young) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue. But satire needs not those, and wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged... 
