 Such truth in love as the' antique world did know, In such a style as courts may boast of now; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each...  The Works of the English Poets - Página 94editado por - 1779Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 páginas
...Stile as Courts may boaft of now. Which no bold Tales of Gods or Monfters fwell, But human Paflkms, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy Theme, his Virtue or his Rage Drawn to the Life in each elab'iate Page, Mars and Bellow are not named here; But fuch a Gondtbert as both might fear. Venus... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 páginas
...may boaft of noi* : Which no bold taks of Gods or moafters fwell ; But human paflions, fuch as wkh us dwell. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the light in each elab'rate page. MARS nor BELL ON A, are not named here ; But fuchaGoNoiBERT as both might... | |
 | Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 páginas
...: Which no bold tales of Gods or mon(ters fwell ; But human pa(lions, fuch as with us dwell. Man :s thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life in each elab'rate page. MARS, nor BELLONA, are not named here ; But fuch a GONDIBERT as both might fear: •.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 páginas
...as courts may boaft of now ; Which no bold tales of gods or monfters fwcll, But 1 ii; nun paflions, fuch as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or his rage Drawn to the life in each elab'rate page. Mars nor Bellona are not named here, But fuch a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 páginas
...as courts may boast of now; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or...elaborate page. Mars nor Bellona are not named here, But such a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus had here, and Hebe, been outshin'd By thy bright Birtha... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 páginas
...as courts may boast of now ; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or...elaborate page. Mars, nor Bellona, are not named here, But such a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus had here, and Hebe, been outshin'd, By thy bright Birtha,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 280 páginas
...as courts may boast of now ; Which no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions, such as with us dwell. Man is thy theme, his virtue or...elaborate page. Mars nor Bellona are not named here, But such a Gondibert as both might fear : Venus had here, and Hebe, been outshined By thy bright Birtha... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 páginas
...the Literary and Moral Character of the late SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. With Notes BY JOHN COURTENAY, ESQ. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life, in each elaborate page. — WALLER. . immcnsoc veluti conneia carina: Cymta minor. — S^ATIUS '. LONDON: PRINTED FOB CHARLES... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 páginas
...SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. With Notes • rf •• ' • (it •. • /MI ••> BY JOHN COURTENAY, ESQ. Man is thy theme ; his virtue, or his rage, Drawn to the life, in each elaborate page. — WALLER. ,()!<-, J <) Cymba minor. — STATIUS '. «»vi;il I ('•• • veluti conneza carincc... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 528 páginas
...intercourse with mankind •. " Here no bold tales of gods or monsters swell, But human passions such as with us dwell ; Man is thy theme, his virtue or...his rage, Drawn to the life in each elaborate page." WALLER. " Methinks heroic poesy, till now, Like some fantastic fairy-land did show, And all but man,... | |
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