 What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be applied by an easy metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble.  The Quarterly Review - Page 2921878Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 lehte
...Rome, x 4 adorned adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 lehte
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 lehte
...by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifti poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritlam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. • j9o THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 lehte
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to EngliJh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 lehte
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit," He found it brick, and he left it marble.v~-v THE) <— • •**'^ THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Melbourne's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 lehte
...of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor phorto Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 lehte
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 lehte
...the first who joined argument with poetry. He shewed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be...metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " late" ritiam invenit, marmoream veliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 lehte
...us that it was possible to reason in rhyme. He shewed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What was said of Rome adorned by Augustus may be applied...reliquit; he found it brick, and he left it marble. DENHAM \VAS born at Dublin in 1615, the only son of Sir John Denham, of Little Horsely in Essex, then... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 lehte
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferred from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according... | |
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