 Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curst ; The second temple was not like the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel...  The London Magazine - Page 6491823Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 128 lehte
...Royal house, much art and ability had been exerted, but the old masters had been still unrivalled. " Our builders were with want of genius curst, The second temple was not like the first." At length a writer had arisen who, just emerging from boyhood, had surpassed the author of the Knight... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 lehte
...rankness cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the mage was rude j And hoisterous English wit with art indu'd. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength. Our huilders were with want uf genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first : Till you, the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1008 lehte
...Royal house, much art and ability had been exerted, but the old masters had been etill unrivalled " Our builders were with want of genius curst, The second temple was not like the first." At length a writer had arisen who, just emerging from boyhood, had surpassed the authors of the Knight... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 450 lehte
...Royal house, much art and ability had been exerted, but the old masters had been still unrivalled. " Our builders were with want of genius curst, The second temple was not like the first." At length a writer had arisen who, just emerging from boyhood, had surpassed the authors of the Knight... | |
 | William Wycherley, William Congreve, Leigh Hunt, Sir John Vanbrugh - 1866 - 768 lehte
...cured : Tamed us to manners, when the singe was rude ; And boisterous English wit with art endued. Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...temple was not like the first : 'Till you, the best Vitruvius,,eome at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric pillars found your... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 346 lehte
...cur'd ; Tam'd us to manners, when the stage was rude ; And boisterous English wit with art indu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length ; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first : Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length ;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1866 - 348 lehte
...cur'd; Tam'd us to manners, when the stage was rude ; And boisterous English wit with art indu'd. 10 Our age was cultivated thus at length; But what we...in strength. Our builders were with want of genius curs'd ; The second temple was not like the first: Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length; 15... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 lehte
...cur'd, Tam'd us to manners, when the stage was rude And boisterous English wit with art indu'd.... But what we gain'd in skill we lost in strength, Our builders were with want of genius curs'd, The second temple was not like the first. 2. Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 lehte
...Royal house, much art and ability had been exerted, but the old masters had been still unrivalled. " Our builders were with want of genius curst. The second temple was not like the first." At length a writer had arisen who, just emerging from boyhood, had surpassed the authors of the Knight... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 lehte
...Royal house, much art and ability had been exerted, but the old masters had been still unrivalled. " Our builders were with want of genius curst. The second temple was not like the first." At length a writer had arisen who, just emerging from boyhood, had surpassed the authors of the Knight... | |
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