 | British poets - 1822 - 328 lapas
...own. Now private pity strove with public bate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. ON COWLEY. To him no author was 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,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1824 - 570 lapas
...peculiar excellence that he was justly commended by Denham in the beautiful lines on his death : " To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own. * # * * » He did not steal but emulate, And when like them he would appear, Their garb but not their clothes did... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 lapas
...own. Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. ON COWLEY. under. ; Horace's wit, and Virgil's elate, He did not steal, but emulate ! And when he would like them appear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 lapas
...own. Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. On Cow ley. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own ; Horace's wit, and Virgil's state, He iii'1 not sleal, but emulate! And, when he would like them appear,... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1842 - 322 lapas
...was unknown, Yet all he wrote was all his own ; lie welted not the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonson did make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets...Horace's wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, bat emulate ; And, when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear. He,... | |
 | 1846 - 608 lapas
...yet relies upon her own mother-wit and feelings when she writes, — " Nor u ii l> Ben Jonson will make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets and of orators." If Mrs. Norton is the Byron, Mrs. Southey is said to be the Cowper of our modern poetesses. But it... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1846 - 620 lapas
...Parr, yet relies upon her own mother-wit and feelings when she writes, — " Nor with Ben Jonson will make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets and of orators." If Mrs. Norton is the Byron, Mrs. Snuthey is said to be the Cowper of our modern poetesses. But it... | |
 | 1847 - 584 lapas
...latter, are all assigned together to Cowley : — " He melted not the ancient gold, Nor with Ben Jonson did make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets...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." These, it must... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 lapas
...slower nature got the start ; But both in him so equal are, None knows which bears the happiest share ; st part of Jewish types we find the cherubim shadowing the mercy-seat. Jonson did make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets and of orators : Horace his wit and Virgil's... | |
 | 1847 - 334 lapas
...slower nature got the start : But both in him so equal are, None knows which bears the happiest share. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was...own ; He melted not the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonson, did make bold To plunder all the Roman stores Of poets and of orators : Horace his wit and... | |
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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... 
