 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pagina’s
...unknown, * * Yet what he wrote was all his own ; ** Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, ** He did not fteal, but emulate * " And when he would like them appear,...regard of pofterity arifes from his improvement of our num* bers, his verfification ought to be confidered- It will afford that plenfyre which arifes from... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...plunder all the Roman ftores Of poets, and of orators : Horace's wit, and Virgil's date, He did not deal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their cloaths, did wear : He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon, brought the golden fleece : To him that language... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...all the Roman ftores Of poets and of orators : Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, He did not fteal, im at is deformity : They throw their pcrfons clothes, did wear: He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jafon, brought the golden fleece ; To him... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pagina’s
...unknown, *' Yet what he wrote was all his own; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's Hate, " He did not fleal, but emulate! " And when he would like them appear,...numbers, his verfification ought to be confidered. Jt will afford that pleafure which arifes from the obfervation of a man of judgement, naturally right,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pagina’s
...ftate, " He did not fteal, but emulate! " And when he would like them appear, cc Their garb, butnottheir cloaths, did wear." As one of Denham's principal claims...pleafure which arifes from the obfervation of a man of right natural judgement forfaking bad copies by degrees, and advancing towards a better practice, as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own, " Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, " He did not steal, but emulate! " And when he would like them appear,...one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from fck improvement of our numbers, his verification ought to be considered. It will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pagina’s
...all the Roman flores. Of poets, and of orators: I lorace's wit, and Virgil's date, He did not (Hal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear. Their garb, but no^their deaths, did wear; He not from Rome alone, bnt Greece. I.ike Jafon, brought the golden fleece... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pagina’s
...unknown, ** Yet what he Wrote was all his own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's flate, " He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And, when he would like them appear, " Their garb, but ndt their cloaths, did wear." As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of pdfterity ariles... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...what he wrote was all his own, " Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, " He did not steal, but emulate 1 " And when he would like them appear, " Their garb,...one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from his improvement of our numbers, his verification ought to be considered. It will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pagina’s
...Their garb, but not their doaths j did wear." As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard t)f pofterity arifes from his improvement of our numbers, his verfification ought to be confidered. It wifl afford that pleafure which afifes from the obfervation of a man of judgement, naturally right*... | |
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Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate, And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear ; He not from Rome alone, but Greece, Like Jason brought the golden fleece ; To him that language, though to... 
