 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 lehte
...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...rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his way. TV pater, £jf rerun inventor ; TU f atria ntbis Suppcditas prrtcepta : tuifqut ex, Indute ! chartis,... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1768 - 366 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1784 - 778 lehte
...or graceful, in poetry. He was in• " deed the parent of Engliih verfe, and die firft whp Ihewed " us, our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our "...French does to " Cardinal Richelieu and the whole academy.—The tongue " came into his hands like a rough diamond: he polilhed " it firft; and to that... | |
 | John Bell - 1784 - 452 lehte
...He was indeed the parent of " Englifhverfe,andthefufUhatfhewedusourtorIgi;e " had heauty and numhers in it. Our language owes " more to him than the French does to Cardinal " Eichelieu and the whole Academy. — The tongue " came into his hands like a rou5rh diamond : he... | |
 | 1784 - 408 lehte
...either great or graceful in poetry. He was indeed the parent of Englifh verfe, and the firft that fhewed us our tongue had beauty and numbers in it. Our language owes more to him than the French doesto Cardinal Richelieu and the whole Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the fame... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 lehte
...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...Academy. A poet cannot think of him without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his way. Tu pater, et rerum inventor ; tn patria... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 lehte
...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...academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is 11 < when Epicurus comes in his way : Tu pater, et rerum inventor ; Tu patria... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 650 lehte
...great, or graceful, in poetry. He was indeed the parent of English verse, and the first that showed ue our tongue had beauty, and numbers, in it. Our language...academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, wheu Epicurus comes in his way: Tu pater, et rerum inventor ; Tu patria... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 lehte
...parent of English verse, and the first that showed us our tongue had beauty, and numbers, in it. Onr language owes more to him than the French does to...academy. A poet cannot think of him, without being in the same rapture Lucretius is in, when Epicurus comes in his way : 'I'u pater, et rerum inventor ; Tu patria... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 lehte
...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 more to him than the French does to Cardinal Richlieu and the whole academy. The tongue came into his hands like a rough diamond ; he polished it... | |
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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. 
