| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pagina’s
...Husbandry the Ranknefs cur'd : Tim'd us to Manners, when the Stage was rude} And boiftrous En^lifli Wit, with Art indu'd. Our Age was cultivated thus at length; But what we gain'd in Skill we loft in Strength^ Our Builders were, with want of Genius, ciultj ) The fecond Temple was not... | |
| John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pagina’s
...Husbandry the Ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'd us to Manners, when the Stage was rude ; And boiftrous Englijh Wit with Art indu'd. Our Age was cultivated thus at length ; But what wegain'd in Skill we loft in Strength. Our Builders were with want of Genius curft ; The fecond Temple... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pagina’s
...hufbandry the ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude j And boiftrous Englifh wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at...we loft in ftrength. Our builders were with want of genius,curft ; The fecond temple was not like the firft : Till you, the beft Vitruvius, come at length... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pagina’s
...hufbandry the ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the, ftage was r.ude> Andboiftrous Englim wit .with, art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus...at length ; But what we gain'd in fkill we loft in, Arength. Our builders were with want of genius curft ; The fecond temple was not like the firft : Till... | |
| William Congreve - 1773 - 318 pagina’s
...cur'd : Tam'd us to manners, when the flr.ge was rude; And hoift'rous Englifti wit with art endu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in 1kill we loft in ftrength. Our huilders were with want of genins curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
| John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pagina’s
...ranknefs cur'd ; Tam'dus to manners, when the ftage uas rude; And boiftrons Engli(h wit with art iiulu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length; But what we gain'd in (kill we loft in <rrengtTi. Our builders were with want of genius rurs'd ; The fecond temple was not... | |
| John Bell - 1778 - 438 pagina’s
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners when the stage was rude, And hoist'rous English wit with art endu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length, But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 614 pagina’s
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude ; And boifterous Englifh wit with art indued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in flcill we loft in ftrength. Our builders were with want of genius curft ; The fecond temple was not... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pagina’s
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the ftage was rude , And boifteroui Englilh wit with art indued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in (kill, we loft in frrength, Our builder* were with want of genius curft ; The fecood temple was not... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 434 pagina’s
...husbandry the rankness cur'd : Tam'd us to manners, when the stage was rude, And boist'rous English wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were, with want of genius, curst ; The second temple was not... | |
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