 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
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1861 - 570 páginas
...three great epic poets. No less a poet than Dry den says " 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 iast; The force of Nature could no farther go, To make... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1862 - 360 páginas
...extorted from Walpole the following imitative eulogium : — "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... | |
 | Jacob Lowres - 1862 - 192 páginas
...His joys are joys of conquest, not of peace. — Young. (5.) 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 not further go; To make... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 páginas
...show, The way which thou so well hast learnt below. ON MILTON. 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 a... | |
 | John Hoskyns Abrahall - 1863 - 140 páginas
...saw — the cloven hoof. Homer, Virgil, and Milton. Dryden. 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... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 páginas
...on fancy, and can feed on air. GAY.— Epi. VII. Line 20. 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... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - 1863 - 654 páginas
...words. As Dryden said of Homer, Virgil and Milton — " 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... | |
 | 1863 - 858 páginas
...which, at other times, I have deemed somewhat more than just "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 make... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 páginas
...way which thou so well hast learnt below. 148. ON MILTON. 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... | |
 | James Roscoe Mongan - 1864 - 300 páginas
...well your part, there all the honor lies." — Papt, (3.) " Three poets, iu 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... | |
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