 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pagina’s
...to warm Our ears, or, like a Mercury, to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so...so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But antiquated... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pagina’s
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm I Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since she will voucbsafe no other wit: * Though the versification of this Poem is, in general, Fiiff and uncouth;... | |
 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pagina’s
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so...so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit: The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; A little nearer Spenser;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pagina’s
...published it as it now appears, in 1600. Malone. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly...so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit: The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pagina’s
...line: Nature herself was proud of bis designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; \\1iich were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit: •The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please •; But antiquated... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pagina’s
...to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm '. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...spun, and woven so fit, As since, she will vouchsafe DO other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 pagina’s
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm ! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But antiquated and... | |
 | 1820 - 784 pagina’s
...still were in their prime When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed...dressing of his lines, Which were so richly spun and wov'n so fit. As since she will vouchsafe no other wit" The reputation of Donne is a little unaccountable.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pagina’s
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly...so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit: The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But antiquated and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 548 pagina’s
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...so fit, As since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and... | |
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To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe; He was not of an age, but for all time! And all the Muses still were in their prime When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed... 
