I have caused divers of them to be translated unto me, that I might understand them, and surely they savoured of sweet wit and good invention, but skilled not of the goodly ornaments of poetry ; yet were they sprinkled with some pretty flowers of their... Notices of the Proceedings - Strana 168autor/autoři: Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1896Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
| John Pinkerton - 1804 - 694 str.
..." and surely they savoured of sweet wit, and gogd invention, but skilled not of the goodly ornament of poetry ; yet were they sprinkled with some pretty...good grace and comeliness unto them; the which it is great pity to see so abused to the graceing of wickedness and vice, which with good usage would serve... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 str.
...caused divers of them to be translated unto me, that I might understand them ; and surely they savoured of sweet wit, and good invention, but skilled not...good grace and comeliness unto them ; the which it is great pity to see so abused, to the gracing of •wickedness and vice, which with good usage would... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 str.
...caused divers of them to be translated unto me, that I might understand them ; and surely they savoured of sweet wit, and good invention, but skilled not...with some pretty flowers of their natural device, whfch gave good grace and comeliness unto them ; the which it is great pity to see so abused, to the... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 str.
...caused divers of them to be translated unto me, that I migb.t understand them ; and surely they savoured of sweet wit, and good invention, but skilled not of the goodly orna-i ments of poetry; yet were they sprinkled with some pretty flowers of their natural device, which... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1812 - 372 str.
...of these poems ** to be translated to me, that I might under" stand them, and surely they savoured of *' sweet wit and good invention ,• but skilled...which gave good " grace and comeliness unto them." There can be no doubt, that the ancient poetry of the Irish was similar in its general character to... | |
| John Bigland - 1812 - 738 str.
...Irish bards, several of which he had caused to be translated : " Surely," says he, " they savoured of sweet wit and good invention, but skilled not of the goodly ornament of poetry : yet they were sprinkled with some pretty flowers of their natural device, which... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1813 - 568 str.
...divers of these poems to be translated to me, that I might understand them, and surely they savoured of sweet wit and good invention ; but skilled not...device, which gave good grace and comeliness unto them." After the impoverishment of the chiefs, however, the bard Tjecame dependent for subsistence on the... | |
| 1814 - 570 str.
...Spenser, oi' these poems to be translated to me, that I might understand ttiem, and surely they savoured of sweet wit and good invention ; but skilled not...device, which gave good grace and comeliness unto them." After the impoverishment of the chiefs, however, the bard became dependent for subsistence on the multitude,... | |
| Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 504 str.
...them to be translated unto me, that I might understand them : and surely they savoured of svveot .ivit and good invention, but skilled not of the goodly...sprinkled with some pretty flowers of their natural deyice, which have good grace and comeliness unto them; the which is great pity to see so abused, to... | |
| 1814 - 556 str.
...to me, that I might understand them, and surely they savoured of sweet wit and good invention ; bat skilled not of the goodly ornaments of poetry : yet were they sprinkled with some prelty flowers of their natural device, which gave good grace and comeliness unto them." After the... | |
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