 | Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - Latin poetry - 1763 - 382 pages
...his Gardens on the Efquiline Hill But ah ! Mtecinas is yclad in Clay, And great Jiuguftui long ago is dead, And all the Worthies liggen wrapt in Lead, That Matter made for Poets on to play : fays an exquifite Poet, who wanted fuch Encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
 | Virgil - 1763 - 374 pages
...Gardens on the Efqui" line Hill at Rome . Bat ah ! Mcecenas is yclad in Clay, And great Auguftus long ago is dead, And all the Worthies liggen wrapt in Lead, That Matter made for Poets on to play : fays an exquifite Poet, who wanted fuch Encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
 | Virgil - Poetry - 1778 - 478 pages
...gardens on the Efquiline hill at Rome. But ah ! Maecenas is yclad in clay, And great Auguftus long ygo is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to play : fays an exquifite poet, who wanted fuch encouragement as Virgil met with ; and who adds, in... | |
 | English poetry - 1788 - 510 pages
...quake his verse to hear. 60 . t. i . But ah ! Mccaenas is yclad in clay, And great Augustus long ygo is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to play : For aver who in derring-do were dread, 6 5 The lofty verse of hem was loved aye. But after-... | |
 | Juvenal - 1802 - 574 pages
...an allusion to these lines : / " But ah ! Maecenas is yclad in clay, " And great Augustus long ago is dead,. " And all the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, " That matter made for poets on to play !" So fare the tuneful race. The HISTORIANS' pains Are, doubtless, recompens'd by ampler gains.... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 440 pages
...the heavens did quake his verfe to heare. But ah ! Mecsenas is yclad in claye, 61 And great Auguftus long ygoe is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt...to playe : For ever, who in derring-doe were dread, 65 The loftie verfe of hem was loved aye. But after Vertue gan for age to ftoupe, And mightie Manhood... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 440 pages
...Mecaenas is yclad in claye, 61 And great Auguftus long ygoe is dead, And all the worthies liggen \rrapt in lead, That matter made for poets on to playe : For ever, who in derring-doe were dread, 65 The loftie verfe of hem was loved aye. But after Vertue gan for age to ftoupe, And mightie Manhood... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire, Latin - 1806 - 582 pages
...of genius. Spenser has an allusion to these lines in the Shepherd's Calendar : ' But ah ! Mecaenas is yclad in claye, ' And great Augustus long ygoe...were dread, " The loftie verse of hem was loved aye." JEgl. x. True ; but the inglorious breed delight in ease, And tranquil shades : then tell me, if you... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire, Latin - 1806 - 586 pages
...of genius. Spenser has an allusion to these lines in the Shepherd's Calendar : " But ah ! Mecaenas is yclad in claye, " And great Augustus long ygoe...matter made for poets on to playe : " For ever, who iu derring-doe were dread, " The loftie verse of hem was loved aye." lEgl, X. True ; but the inglorious... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 610 pages
...sing of warres and deadly drei-de, So as the Heavens did quake his verse to beare. But ah ! Mecsenas is yclad in claye, And great Augustus long ygoe is...the worthies liggen wrapt in lead, That matter made fur poets on to playe : For fiver, «ho in derring-doe were dread, The loftie verse of hem was loved... | |
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Mecoenas is yclad in claye, And great Augustus long ygoe is dead, And all the worthies liggen wrapt in leade, That matter made for Poets on to play: For ever who in derring doe were dreade, The loftie verse of hem was loved aye. 
