 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 472 pages
...Tout reconnut ses lois, et ce guide fidèle , Aux auteurs de nos jours sert encore de modèle. DRYDEN. WALLER came last , but was the first whose art Just...weight and measure did to verse impart ; That of a well-plac'd word could teach thé force, And shew'd for poetry a nobler course. Hîs happy genius did... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 432 pages
...aspiring muse. This headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors take less liberty. Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just...That of a well-placed word could teach the force, And shewed for poetry a nobler course ; His happy genius did our tongue refine, And easy words with pleasing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...headstrong writer, falling from un high, Made following author« take less liberty. Waller came lait, but was the first whose art, Just weight and measure did to verse impart; That uf a well-plac'd word could teach the force, And show'd for poetry a nobler course : His happy genius... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1821 - 442 pages
...aspiring muse. This headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors take less liberty. Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just...That of a well-placed word could teach the force, And shew'd for poetry a nobler course ; His happy genius did our tongue refine, And easy words with pleasing... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 432 pages
...aspiring muse. Waller came last, but was the first whose art Made following authors take less liberty. Just weight and measure did to verse impart; That of a well-placed word could teach the force, And shew'd for poetry a nobler course; His happy genius did our tongue refine, And easy words with pleasing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1833 - 326 pages
...This headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors take less liberty. 1so VOL. V. S Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just...weight and measure did to verse impart ; That of a well-plac'd word could teach the force, And show'd for poetry a nobler course : His happy genius did... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...aspiring muse. This headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors take less liberty. Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just...weight and measure did to verse impart ; That of a well-plac'd word could teach the force, And show'd for poetry a nobler course : His happy genius did... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors take less liherty. Waller came lost, hut was the first whose art Just weight and measure did to verse impart ; That of a well-plac'd word could teach the force, And show'd for poetry a nohler course : His happy genius did... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...headstrong writer falling from on high, Made following authors lake less liherty. Waller came last, hut was the first whose art Just weight and measure did to verse impart ; That of a well-plac'd word could teach the. foree, ^ And show'd for poetry a nohler course : His happy genius... | |
 | Albert Stanburrough Cook - Poetry - 1892 - 378 pages
...aspiring muse. This headstrong writer, falling from on high, Made following authors take less liberty. Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just...the force, And showed for poetry a nobler course. His happy genius did our tongue refine, And easy words with pleasing numbers join ; His verses to good... | |
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Waller came last, but was the first whose art Just weight and measure did to verse impart, That of a well-placed word could teach the force, And showed for poetry a nobler course. 
