 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fineft Colours are bur Da wbing, and the Piece is a beautiful Monfter at the bed. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former Beauties; but in this laft, which is Expreffion, the Rnman Poet is at leaft equal to the Grecian, as I have faidelfewhere... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fineft colours are but daubing, and the piece is a beautiful monfter at the beft. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties ; but in this laft, which is expreflion, the Roman poet is at leaft equal to the Grecian, as I have faid elfewhere... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fineft colours are but daubing, and the piece is a beautiful monfter at the beft. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties; but in this laft, which is expreffion, the Roman poet is at leaft equal to the Grecian, as I have faid elfewhere... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fmeft colours are but daubing, and the piece is a beautrful monfter at the beft. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties ; but in this laft, which is expreifion, the Roman poet is at leaft equal to the Gre. cian, as I have faid rl few... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fineft colours are but daubing, and the piece is a beautiful monfter at the heft. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties; but in this laft, which is expreffion, the Roman poet is at leaft equal to the Grecian, as I have faid elfewhere;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...draught be false or lame, the figures ill disposed, the manners obscure or inconsistent, or the thoughts unnatural, then the finest colours are but daubing,...expression, the Roman poet is at least equal to the Grecian, as I have said elsewhere : supplying the poverty of his * When Hobbes published his translation of... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 670 pagina’s
...draught be false or lame, the figures ill disposed, the manners obscure or inconsistent, or the thoughts unnatural, then the finest colours are but daubing,...expression, the Roman poet is at least equal to the Grecian, as I have said elsewhere : supplying the poverty of his * When Hobbes published his translation of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fined colours are but daubing, and the piece is a beautiful moniler at the beil. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties ; but in this laft which is expreffion, the Roman poet is at lead equal to the Grecian, as I have faid elfcwhere;... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pagina’s
...unnatural, then the fined colours are but (bulbing, and the piece is a beautiful monfter at the belt. Neither Virgil nor Homer were deficient in any of the former beauties ; but in this lafb which is expreflion, the Roman poet is at lead equal to the Grecian, as I have faid dfewhere;... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pagina’s
...draught be false or lame, the figures ill-disposed, the manners obscure or inconsistent, or the thoughts unnatural, then the finest colours are but daubing,...expression, the Roman poet is at least equal to the Grecian, as I have said elsewhere ; supplying the poverty of his language by his musical ear, and by his diligence.... | |
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Words, indeed, like glaring colours, are the first beauties that arise and strike the sight; but, if the draught... 
