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. New History of English Literature - Página 142por Thomas Budd Shaw - 1878 - 404 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 páginas
...three distant ages born, Greece, Italy1, and England ilkl adorn, The first in loftiness of thought The next in majesty, in both the last, The force of nature could no longer go, To make a third she joined tile former two. in a word, an opinion so glaringly inconsistent... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...mhile at Rome : Grtecia Mreonidem, jactet sibi Roma Maronem, Anglia Miltonum jactat utrique parem. 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... | |
| John Milton - 1823 - 462 páginas
...FIRMINO UIDOT, IMPRESSOR UO REI, RUA JACOB, N' l/;. i8a3. Three poets, in three distant ages boro, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpast ; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force .of nature could no further go : To make... | |
| Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1826 - 250 páginas
...priores Qua; potuere duos, tertius unus habet : from the famous lines written under Milton's picture : Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn: The first in loftiness of thought surpast, The next in majesty ; in both the last. The force of nature could no farther go, To make a... | |
| Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 550 páginas
...solemn senselessness surpassed ; The next, in twaddle ; and in both the last. The force of dullness could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the other two. We had almost forgotten to mention, that the bride was given away by Mr. Shackel, with a hearty... | |
| Frederick Reynolds - 1826 - 466 páginas
...ease and elegance of the present Countess of Derby, all the rich, natural humour of Mrs. Jordan: — " The force of nature could no further go, To make a third, shcjoin'd the former two." The next night we visited the Theatre Italien, and saw Dugazon perform Matilda,... | |
| General reader - 1827 - 246 páginas
...Muse in marble might express, Is known already: Praise would make him less. Pope's Works. ON MILTON. Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England, did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thought surpast — The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go j To make... | |
| Sir Jonah Barrington - 1827 - 266 páginas
...Melic, Cork, and Blarney did adorn : In solemn surliness the first surpass'd, The next in balderdash — in both the last : The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join'd the former two ! Lord Yelverton, not expecting the lampoon to come in form of a letter, was... | |
| Sir Jonah Barrington - 1827 - 522 páginas
...Melic, Cork, and Blarney did adorn : In solemn surliness the first surpass'd, The next in balderdash — in both the last : The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join'd the former two ! Lord Yelverton, not expecting the lampoon to come in form of a letter, was... | |
| Sir Jonah Barrington - 1827 - 504 páginas
...Cork, and Blarney did adorn : In solemn surliness the first surpass'd, The next in baldcrikuh—in both the last: The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she join'd the former two ! Lord Yelverton, not expecting the lampoon to come in form of a letter, was... | |
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