 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 str.
...Both bound together, Live, or Die, Th« Verfcs and the But who can hope his Lines fnou'd long Laft, in a daily changing Tongue ? While they are new, Envy prevails, And as that dies, our Language fails. When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their Art ;. , vt , v. .. Time, if weufe... | |
 | Michel de La Roche - 1722 - 494 str.
...himfelf to the feme Pttrpefe in tfefoltewing Verfes. ^Bat who can hope his Lines {hould; long tive, in a daily changing Tongue ? •.;•' While they are new, Envy prevails : And as that dies, our Lapguage. fails. When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their Art ; Time, if we... | |
 | 1722 - 466 str.
...himfelf to the fame Purpofif in the following Verfes. But who can hope his Lines fliould long Live, in a daily changing Tongue ? • While they are new", Envy prevails : And 'is that dies, our Language fails. ' When Architects have done their Part, The Matter may betray their... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1744 - 496 str.
...die, The verfes, and the prophecy. But who can hope his lines Should long Laft, in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part. The matter may betray their art : Time, if we ufe ill chofen... | |
 | Edmund Waller, Percival Stockdale - 1772 - 330 str.
...together, live, or die, The verles, and the prophecy. But But who can hope his line fhould long ' Laft, in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we ufe ill-chofen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 276 str.
...die, The verfes and the prophecy. , But who can hope his line mould long Laft, in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we ufe ill-chofen... | |
 | 1781 - 512 str.
...bound together, live or die ; The verfes, and the prophefy. But who can hope his line fhould long Laft in a daily -changing tongue ? While they are new,...envy prevails ; And as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we ufe ill-chofen... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 str.
...bound together, live or die, The verfes and the prophecy. But who can hope his line fhould long Laft in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And, as that dies, our language fails. When architefts have done their part, The matter may betray their art: Time, if we ufe ill-chofen ftone,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 str.
...bound together live or die, The vcrfcs and the prophecy. But who can hope his line {hould long Lad in a daily changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And as that dies, our language fails. When architect have done their part, The matter may betray their art : Time, if we ufc ill-ihofrn ftone,... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 str.
...or die, The verses and the prophecy. But who can hope his line should long Last in a daily-changing tongue ? While they are new, envy prevails, And, as that dies, our language fails. Time, if we use ill-chosen stone, Soon brings a well-built palace down. Poets, that lasting marble... | |
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Poets that lasting marble seek Must carve in Latin or in Greek; We write in sand, our language grows, And, like the tide, our work o'erflows. 
