 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 pages
...flower Nature got the ftart j But both in him fo equal are, None knows which bears the happy'ft (hare 5 To him no Author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own ; He melted not the ancient Gold, Nor, with Ben Johnfon, did make bold To plunder all the Roman ftores... | |
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...flower Nature got the ftartj But both in him fo equal are, None knows which beats the happy'ft iharej To him no Author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own j He melred not the ancient Gold, Nor with Ben Johnfan did make bold To plunder all the "Roman Stores... | |
 | Sir John Denham - 1719 - 258 pages
...make The Hearers more concern'd than he that fpake ;, Each fecm'd to aft that Fart he came to fee, And none was more a Looker-on than he; So did he move out Faffion, fomc were known To wifli, for the Defence, the Crime theft own. Now privare Pity ftiove... | |
 | 1824 - 564 pages
...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... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...flower Nature got the ftart ; But both in him fo equal are, None knows whieh bears the happieft ihare. To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own ; 30 He melted not the aneient gold, Nor, with Ben. Johnfon, did make bold To plunder all the Roman... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...wifh, for the defence, the crime " their own. " Now private pity flrove with pub" lick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence " with fate." On Cowley.....no author was unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all bis " own; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate r . " He did not fteal, but emulate ! " And when he would... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 236 pages
...flower Nature got the ftart ; But both in him fo equal are, None knows which bears the happieft fharc : To him no author was unknown, Yet what he wrote was all his own ; He melted not the ancient gold, Nor, with Ben Jonfon, did make bold To plunder all the Roman ftoies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...hearers more conccrn'd than, " he that fpake ; " Each feem'd to. a<Et that part1 he " came to fee, M And none was more a looker-on " than he ; " So did he move our paffions, fome " were known " To-wifh, for the defence, the crime • *' their 04 " Now " Now private... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 486 pages
...to make The hearers more concern'd than he that fpake 5 Each feem'd to aft that part he came to fee; And none was more a looker-on than he ; . So did he move pur palfions, fome were known To w nli, for the defence, the crime thtir own. Now private pity drove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...their own. " Now private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with late,1' On Cowley, ** To him no author was unknown, * * Yet...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, ** Their garb, but... | |
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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 cloaths, did wear. 
