 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.  Joe Miller's Jests: With Copious Additions - Página 220por Joe Miller - 1836 - 248 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 páginas
...tomb. UNDER MR. MILTON'S PICTURE BEFORE HIS PARADISE LOST. THREE poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first, in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next, in majesty ; in both the last. MONUMENT OF A FAIR MAIDEN LADY, WHO DIED AT BATH,... | |
 | Henry Thompson - 1838 - 246 páginas
...sentiment unchaste, Oppos'd to modesty, and genuine taste; 1 " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and 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 make... | |
 | Hannah More - 1838 - 472 páginas
...modesty, and genuine taste ; ' See Vignette, chapter ii. » " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and 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 make... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 páginas
...original, but have not the tautology of loftiness and majesty : " Three orators in distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd, The next in language, but in both the last : The power of Nature could no farther go ; To... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 páginas
...him, made the foregoing ohservation is most natural, as he was the author of the famous epigram — " Three poets, in three distant ages horn, Greece, Italy,...England did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpassed ; The second in dignity ; in hoth the last. The force of nature could no farther go ; To... | |
 | 1855 - 630 páginas
...Milton, before his " Paradise Lost," in the folio edition : " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and 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 make... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...The way which thou so well hast learnt below. [On Hfilion.] Three poets, in three distant ages bom, rs surpass'd, The next in majesty ; in both the last. The force of nature could no further go ; To make... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 páginas
...hoth united he ; I live in pleasure when I live to Thee. Doddridge. II. LINES UNDER MILTON'S PORTRAIT. THREE poets in three distant ages horn, Greece, Italy,...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... | |
 | 1851 - 650 páginas
...the Muses with equal success in other departments of poesy. 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 conld no further go : To make... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 páginas
...terrors, or mitigate the agonies of the dying? VAB1ETIES. 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 lust. The force of nature could no further go ; To... | |
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