 | Sir John Denham - 1709 - 354 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 lehte
...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 - 328 lehte
...private pity ftrove with pub" lick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence " with fate." On Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, *' Yet what he 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 486 lehte
...flower Nature got the ftart ; But both in him fo equal are, None knows which bears the happieft mare : 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 ftores... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1779 - 342 lehte
...private pity flrove with pub" lick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence " with fate." On Cowley.. " To him 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 - 1781 - 494 lehte
...private pity flrove with publick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with fate," On Cowley. ** To him no author was unknown, " Yet what he wrote was all his own ; " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftatc, " He did not ftcal, but emulate ! " And when he would like them appear, " Their garb, h,ut not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 lehte
...private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with late,1' On Cowley, ** To him no author was unknown, * * Yet what he 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 lehte
...Now private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with fete." On Cowley, " To' him no author was unknown, " Yet what he 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 not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 lehte
...private pity ftrove with publick hate, " Reafon with rage, and eloquence with fate.' 1 On Cowley. " To him no author was unknown, ** Yet what he wrote was all his own; " Horace's " Horace's wit, and Virgil's ftate, " He did not (leal, but emulate! " And when he would like them... | |
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Horace his wit and Virgil's state He did not steal, but emulate! And when he would like them appear, Their garb, but not their clothes, did wear. 
