 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 pages
...great, or graceful, in Poetry ! He was in. deed the Parent of EngliJh Verfe, and the firft that fhew'd us our Tongue had beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our...does to Cardinal Richelieu, and the whole Academy. A Poet cannot think of Him, without being in the fame rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 pages
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Englifh Verfe, and the fn ft that fliewed us our Tongue had beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our language owes more to Him thin the French does to Cardinal Richelieu, and the whole Academy. A Poet cannot think of Him, without... | |
 | Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 pages
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Engli(h Verfe, and the firft that (hewed us our Tongue had beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our...does to Cardinal Richelieu, and the whole Academy. A Poet cannot think of Him, without being in the fame rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 348 pages
...great, or graceful, in poetry ! He was indeed the Parent of Englifh Verfe, and the firll that fhewed v:s our Tongue had Beauty, and Numbers, in it. Our language...does to Cardinal Richelieu and the whole Academy. A Poet .<." tannot think of Him, without being in the fame rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes... | |
 | Francis Atterbury - 1783 - 478 pages
...to have been written by Waller himfelf. Parent " " Parent of Englim Verfe, and the firft that (hewed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language...does to Cardinal Richelieu and the whole Academy. A Poet cannot think of him without being in the fame rapture Lucretius* is in when Epicurus comes in... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 pages
...great or graceful in poetry. He was, indeed, the parent of English verse, and Hie first that showed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language...does to Cardinal Richelieu and the whole Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...great, or graceful, in poetry. He was indeed the parent of English verse, and the first that showed us our tongue had beauty, and numbers, in it. Our...does to cardinal Richelieu and the whole academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is 11 < when Epicurus comes... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 pages
...The preface to his poems says, that " he was the parent of English verse, and the first who shewed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language owes 326 MILTON. more to him than the French does to Cardinal Richlieu and the whole academy. The tongue... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pages
...or graceful, in poetry. He was indeed the parent of English verse, and the first that showed us onr tongue had beauty, and numbers, in it. Our language...does to cardinal Richelieu and the whole academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, «hen Epicurus comes... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1832 - 330 pages
...the editor ventures to say, " He was, indeed, the parent of English verse, and the first that showed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language...the whole academy. The tongue came into his hands a rough diamond : he polished it first ; and to that degree, that all artists since him have admired... | |
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Our language owes more to him than the French does to Cardinal Richelieu, and the whole Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in when Epicurus comes in his way. 
