 THREE poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of nature could no further go; To make a third, she joined the former two.  Elocution: Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy - Strana 176autor/autoři: Charles P. Bronson - 1845 - 368 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1830 - 550 str.
...(perhaps unintentionally) by Dryden, in his celebrated encomium on Milton; beginning — " Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn ; The first in loftiness of thougbt surpass'd; The next in majesty— in both tlie last. The force of Nature could no farther go... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 str.
...shall untune the sky. VNDER THE PORTRAIT OF JOHN MILTON. [Prefixed to " Paradise Lost."] THREE poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn, The first in loftiness of thought surThe next in majesty; in both the last, The force of nature could no further go; To make a third,... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 320 str.
...scription of MILTON, considered as a poet, than in the well-known words of Dryden : — " Three Poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England,...last. The force of nature could no further go : To make a third, she joined the former two." Mention has been made of the withdrawment of MILTON at the... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 430 str.
...description of MILTON, considered as a poet, than in the well-known words of Dryden :— " Three Poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England,...thought surpassed; The next in majesty; in both the lastThe force of nature could no further go : To make a third, she joined the former two." Mention... | |
 | Mary Martha Rodwell - 1834 - 424 str.
...of his daughters as his amanuensis : his character is thus portrayed by Dryden : — " Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty ; in both the last : The force of nature could no further go ; To make... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 414 str.
...there is as much of truth as there is of enthusiasm, in the following epigram of Dryden. ' Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England,...— in both, the last. The force of nature could no farther go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.' 'this connexion is, that essayists can be... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 350 str.
...distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn : The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd; The next, in majesty ; in both, the last. The force of nature could no farther go: To make a third, she join'd the former two. ADDISON.f BUT Milton next, with high and haughty... | |
 | 1836 - 558 str.
...BY DRYDEN. THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn: Tin ih>I in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next, in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go: To make a third she joined the former two. FROM AN ACCOUNT OP THE GREATEST ENGLISH POETS.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 384 str.
...age in aniplexus, cara Maria, redi. Page 183. " Dryden's illustrious epitaph on Milton." Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go, To make... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 388 str.
...distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and Kngland did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd ; The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go, I i• ! Jn.• To make a third she join'd the other two. • , i ... „ .. Page 252.... | |
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