 | John Dryden - 1716 - 412 pagina’s
...prefent Age of Wit obfcures the paft : Strong were our Sires; and as they Fought they Wrir, Conqu'ring with force of Arms, and dint of Wit ; Theirs was the Giant Race, before the Flood ; And thus, when Chatles Return'd, our Empire flood. Like Janui he the itubborn Soil manur'd, With Rules of Husbandty... | |
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pagina’s
...prefent Age of Wit obfcures the paft : Strong were our Sires j and ;>s they Fought they Writ, Conqu'ring with force of Arms, and dint of Wit} Theirs was the Giant Race, before the Flood ; And thus, when Charles Return'd, our Empire flood* . Like Janus he the ftubborn Soil manur'd, With Rules of Husbandry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pagina’s
...prefent Age of Wit obfcures the paft : "Strong were our Sires, and as they Fought they Writ, Conqu'ring with Force of Arms, and dint of Wit : Theirs was the Giant Race, before the Flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our Empire ftood. Like Janus he the ftubborn Soil manur'd, With Rules of Husbandry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pagina’s
...prefcnt age of wit obfcures the paft : Strongwere our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire flood. Like Janus he the ftubborn foil manur'd, With rules of hufbandry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pagina’s
...prefent age of wit obfcures the paft : Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, ' Conqu'ring with force of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race, before the. flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire rtood. Like Janus he the ftubborn foil manur'd, With rules of hufbandry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pagina’s
...wit obfeures the paft : Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring wi;h foree of arms, and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race before the Sood; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire ftood. Like Janus he the ftubborn foil manur'd, With... | |
 | 1777 - 416 pagina’s
...witobfcures the paft: Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conc^u'ringwith force of arras, and dint of wit; Theirs was the giant race, before the flood; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire flood. Like Janus, he the ftubborn foil manur'd, With rules of hufbandry... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 pagina’s
...present age of wit obscures the past : Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race before the flood, 5 And thus when Charles return'd our empire stood. Like Jauus, he the stubhorn soil manur'd, With rules... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 326 pagina’s
...the promis'd hour is come at laft, The prefent age of wit obfcures the paft : Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force...the giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire flood. Like Like Janus he the ftubborn /oil manur'd, With rules of huftandry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pagina’s
...promis'd hour is come at laft, % The prefent age of wit obfcures the paft i Strong were our fires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint of wit i Theirs was the giant race, before the flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire flood.... | |
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WELL then, the promised hour is come at last, The present age of wit obscures the past: Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms and dint of wit: Theirs was the giant race before the flood ; And thus, when Charles... 
