Poets, in three diftant ages born, -*• Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The firft, in loftinefs of thought furpafs'd ; The next, in majefty; in both the laft. The force of nature could no further go ; To make a third, fhe join'd the former two. Il Paradiso perduto, tr. da F. Mariottini - Página ipor John Milton - 1796Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Whyte - 1795 - 638 páginas
...the Englifhman now anfwer;for himfelf,. in the vernacular tongue, Three poets in-three diftant ag«s born, Greece, Italy and England did adorn. .The firft in loftinefs of thought furpafs'd; The next in majefty; in both the laft. The force of nature could no farther, go ; To .make... | |
| Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1795 - 582 páginas
...which he deems fufficient to immortalize each, you know, " Three poets, in three diftant ages bom, " Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn ; " The firft in loftinefs of thought furpaft, «« The next in maiefty, in both the laft." Theft GLEANINGS, Thsfe little provinces have... | |
| Select epigrams - 1797 - 188 páginas
...WRITTEN UNDER A PRINT OF MILTON, BEFORE HIS " PARADISE LOST." BY DRYDEtf. THREE Poets, in three diftant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The firft in loftinefs of thought furpaft, The next in majefty, in both, the laft. The force of nature could no further go ; To make... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 518 páginas
...Venn, 1606. " But poet's pens, pluckt from Archangels' wings." TODD.. * THREE Poets, in three difiant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The Firft in loftinefs of thought furpafs'd ; The Next, in majefty ; in both, the LAST. The force of Nature could no farther go : To... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 616 páginas
...confecrates this tomb. UNDER MR. MILTON'S PICTURE, BEFORE HIS PARADISE LOST. -I HRE.E Poets in three diftant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The firft, in loftinefs of thought furpafs'd ; The next, in majefty ; in both the laft. The force of nature cou'd no further go ; To make... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 610 páginas
...confecrates this tomb. UNDER MR. MILTON'S PICTURE, BEFORE HIS PARADISE LOST. -I HREE Poets in three diftant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn. The firft, in loftinefs of thought furpafs'd ; The next, in majefty ; in both the laft. The force of nature cou'd no further go ; To make... | |
| William Walker Wilkins - 1860 - 364 páginas
...occafion, that he paraphrafed Dryden's well-known epigram after this famion : — Three orators in diftant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn ; The firft in loftinefs of thought furpaft, The next in language, but in both the laft : The power of nature could no farther go, To make... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1868 - 196 páginas
...Joseph Addison. CRITICISM ON Milton's PARADISE LOST. FROM 'THE SPECTATOR.' Three Poets, in three dtftant Ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The Firft in loftinefs of thought Surpafs'd, The Next in Majejly; in both the Laft, The force of Nature coitd no farther goe : To make... | |
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