| Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 lehte
...eloquence. 'The Prophets Sons by tuch Example led, To Learning and to Loyalty were bred : Tot CtJUfet on bounteous Kings depend, And never Rebel was to Arts a Friend. To thefe fucceed the Pillats of the Laws : Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a Caufe. Next them... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 448 lehte
...heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fucceed the pillars of the laws ; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 318 lehte
...heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fucceed the pillars of the laws ; Who beft can plead, and heft can judge a caufe. Next them... | |
| John Dryden - 1773 - 260 lehte
...heav'nly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example U'd, To learning, and to loyalty were bred : I'or colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fuccecd the pillars of the laws ; Who beft an plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them... | |
| John Bell - 1777 - 644 lehte
...heav'nly eloquence. The Prophets' sons, by such example led, 870 To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To these succeed the pillars of the laws, Who best can plead, and best can judge a cause. 875 Next... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 lehte
...heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fucceed the pillars of the laws ; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 lehte
...friend.' It ought to be reverfed." JoHNSON. " Nay, there are finer lines in Dryden on this fubject : ' For colleges on bounteous Kings depend, ' And never rebel was to arts a friend." General Paoli obferved, that fuccefsful rebels might. MARTINELLI. " Happy rebellions." GOLDSMITH. "... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...eloquence. The prophet's fons, by fuch example led, To learning ar.d to loyalty were bred : For coil'.iits s To 'hcfc tuccccd the pillars of the laws ; \Vh<i b.ft can plead, and beft can judge, a caufc Ntxt them... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 lehte
...heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and *o loyally were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fuccecd the pillars of the laws; Who beft can plead, and bell can judge a caufe. Next them... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 lehte
...heavenly eloquence. The Prophets' sons, by such example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To these succeed the pillars of the laws, Who best could plead, and best can judge a cause. Next them... | |
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