 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 páginas
...great, or graceful, in Poetry ! He was in. deed the Parent of EngliJh Verfe, and the firft that fhew'd us our Tongue had beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our...rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his way. TV pater, £jf rerun inventor ; TU f atria ntbis Suppcditas prrtcepta : tuifqut ex, Indute ! chartis,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 páginas
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Englifh Verfe, and the firft that mewed us our Tongue had Beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our...rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his ways Tu pater, & rerum inventor ; Tu patria nobis •Suppeditas pracepta : tuifque ex, Inclute ! chartit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 346 páginas
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Englifli Verfe, and the firft that mewed us our Tongue had Beauty, and Numbers, in it.. Our...Academy. A Poet cannot think of Him, without being in the Tame rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus conies in his way ; Tu pater, & rerum inventor; Tu patria... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 páginas
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Englifh Verfe, and the firll that fhewed v:s our Tongue had Beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our language...to Cardinal Richelieu and the whole Academy. A Poet .<." tannot think of Him, without being in the fame rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in... | |
 | 1784 - 778 páginas
...or graceful, in poetry. He was in• " deed the parent of Engliih verfe, and die firft whp Ihewed " us, our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our "...to " Cardinal Richelieu and the whole academy.— The tongue " came into his hands like a rough diamond: he polilhed " it firft ; and to that degree,... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 páginas
...great or graceful in poetry. He was, indeed, the parent of English verse, and Hie first that showed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language...Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his way. Tu pater, et rerum inventor ; tn patria... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 páginas
...great, or graceful, in poetry. He was indeed the parent of English verse, and the first that showed n same rapture Lucretius is 11 < when Epicurus comes in his way : Tu pater, et rerum inventor ; Tu patria... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 páginas
...The preface to his poems says, that " he was the parent of English verse, and the first who shewed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language owes 326 MILTON. more to him than the French does to Cardinal Richlieu and the whole academy. The tongue... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 páginas
...or graceful, in poetry. He was indeed the parent of English verse, and the first that showed us onr tongue had beauty, and numbers, in it. Our language...academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, «hen Epicurus comes in his way: T» pater, et rerum inventor; Tu patria... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1832 - 330 páginas
...the editor ventures to say, " He was, indeed, the parent of English verse, and the first that showed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language...does to Cardinal Richelieu and the whole academy. The tongue came into his hands a rough diamond : he polished it first ; and to that degree, that all... | |
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English verse, and the first that showed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language owes more to him than the French does to Cardinal Richelieu, and the whole Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the same rapture Lucretius... 
