 | John Dryden - 1854 - 318 pagina’s
...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 returned, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 pagina’s
...convaincu. 1. Strong-were our sires, and as they fqught 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 stood. Like James, he the stubborn soil manur'â. 'With rules of husbandry the rarikness cur'd, Tam'd... | |
 | William Wycherley, William Congreve, Leigh Hunt, Sir John Vanbrugh - 1866 - 768 pagina’s
...were our Biros, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms and dint of wit ; Then* was the giant race before the flood ; And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankncss cured : Tamed... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pagina’s
...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 returned, our empire stood. Like Janus he the stubborn soil manured, with rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 442 pagina’s
...sires, and as they fought they writ, Conqu'ring with force of arms and dint of wit. Theirs was tbe giant race, before the flood. And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like James, he the stubborn soil manur'q. With rules of husbandry the rankness cur d, Tam'd... | |
 | John Dryden - 1867 - 556 pagina’s
...acquaintance with Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arms, and dint ips to lips he join'd; now freed from fear, He found the favour of the kiss sincere : At this the wa stood. Like Janus he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankneas cured ; Tamed... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 564 pagina’s
...de1 ' Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arras and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race, before the flood. And thus, when Charles return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness cured ; Tamed... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pagina’s
...to de1 ' 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 return'd, our empire stood. Like Janus, he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness cured ; Tamed... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1871 - 450 pagina’s
...past; Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arm * and dint of wit. Theirs was the giant race before the Flood; And thus when Charles returned our Empire stood ; Like Janus he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
 | 1871 - 494 pagina’s
...past ; Strong were our sires, and as they fought they writ, Conquering with force of arm* and dint of wit. Theirs was the giant race before the Flood ; And thus when Charles returned our Empire stood ; Like Janus he the stubborn soil manured, With rules of husbandry the rankness... | |
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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... 
