| Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...eloquence. 'The Prophets Sons by tuch Example led, To Learning and to Loyalty were bred : Tot CtJUfet on bounteous Kings depend, And never Rebel was to Arts a Friend. To thefe fucceed the Pillats of the Laws : Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a Caufe. Next them a train of Loyal Peers... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...whofe weighty fenfe Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges...; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them a train of loyal peers afcend ; Sharp-judging Adriel, the mufes friend, Himfelf a mufe :... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...whofe weighty fenfe Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges...the pillars of the laws ; Who beft can plead, and heft can judge a caufe. Next them a train of loyal peers afcend ; Sharp-judging Adriel, the mufes friend,... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...heav'nly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example U'd, To learning, and to loyalty were bred : I'or colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fuccecd the pillars of the laws ; Who beft an plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them a train... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...Western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heav'nly eloquence. The Prophets' sons, by such example led, 870 To learning and to loyalty were bred...kings depend, And never rebel was to arts a friend. To these succeed the pillars of the laws, Who best can plead, and best can judge a cause. 875 Next them... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 350 pages
...whofe weighty fenfe Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges...; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them a train of loyal peers afcend ; Sharp-judging Adriel, the Mufes' friend, Himfelf a Mufe :... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred i For colleges on bounteous kings depend, And never...laws; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them a train of loyal peers afccnd ; Sharp-judging Adriel, the Mufes' friend, Himfelf a Mufe i... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred i For colleges on bounteous kings depend,And never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fucceed...laws; Who beft can plead, and beft can judge a caufe. Next them a train of loyal peers afcend ; Sharp-judging Adriel, the Mufes' friend, Himfelf a Mufe i... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...whofe weighty fenfc Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence. The prophets fons, by fuch example led, To learning and to loyalty were bred : For colleges on bounteous kings depend, An:l never rebel was to arts a friend. To thefe fucceed the pillars of the laws; Who beft can plead,... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...friend.' It ought to be reverfed." JoHNSON. " Nay, there are finer lines in Dryden on this fubject : ' For colleges on bounteous Kings depend, ' And never rebel was to arts a friend." General Paoli obferved, that fuccefsful rebels might. MARTINELLI. " Happy rebellions." GOLDSMITH. "... | |
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