 We can only say that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius and a Lucretius, before Virgil and Horace...  Bell's Edition - Pagina xxvdoor John Bell - 1782Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pagina’s
...in France, in the Northern as well as the Southern provinces ; and in Italy, within the last fifty the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be years before Chaucer wrote, it had been cultivated with the greatest assiduity and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pagina’s
...matter to produce fome thoufands of his verfes, which are lame for want of half a foot, and fometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwife....infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfeöion at the firft. We mirft be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in procefs... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pagina’s
...foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise f. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children, before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pagina’s
...foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise f. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children, before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pagina’s
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make oiherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children c 3 before we grow men. There was an Ennuis, and and in process of time... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pagina’s
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pagina’s
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 pagina’s
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which no pronunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first. We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennins, apd in process of time a Lucilius,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pagina’s
...a foot, and sometimes a whole one, and which nojironunciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he lived in the infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first We must be children before we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a Lucilius,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pagina’s
...whole one, and which no pronnbciation can make otherwise. We can only say, that he livt-d '. i!«- infancy of our poetry, and that nothing is brought to perfection at the first We must be chil'¡••T btf .re we grow men. There was an Ennius, and in process of time a... | |
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