 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 564 pages
...yet met with these verses in any other publication, I may be permitted to ofier a conjecF. С 1680. Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 652 pages
...come His pious widow consecrates this tomb. XI. UNDER MR. MILTON'S PICTURE, BEFORE ПИ PARADISE LOST. Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 528 pages
...did adorn: Henlty in Cure of Souls displaj'd his skill, Rock shone in. Physic, and in both John Hill; The force of Nature could no further go, To make a Third shejoin'd the Towards the close of his life fortune smiled upon our adventurer with more permanency... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1810 - 532 pages
...did adorn: Henley in Cure of Souls display'd his skill, Ruck shone in Physic, and in both John Hill: The force of Nature could no further go, To make a Third shejoin'd the former Two. Towards the close of his life fortune smiled upon our adventurer with more... | |
 | William Butler - Arithmetic - 1811 - 548 pages
...did adorn. The firft in majefty of thought furpafs'd, The next in gracefulnefs : in both the laft. The force of nature could no further go, To make a third {he join'd the other two. DRYDEN. The late Dr. Johnfon, though he was. ftrongly prejudiced againft... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 520 pages
...music." His character as a poet is given in the following lines, written by Dryden under his picture: ' Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpast; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of Nature could no farther go: • ' To... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...censure blaze ; But, faith ! lis all in vain we do, The world nor credits me nor you. Milton. DRYDBN. THREE poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy,...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 Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...whici (hey can be thrown. JOHN MILTON. Born 1608.—Died 1674. Fram 5th James /., to 25th Charles JL Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn : The lirst in loftiness of thought surpass'dj The next in majesty ; in both the last: The force of Nature... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...the following: lines, written by Dryden under his picture: ' Three poets, in three distant ages bora, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpast; The next, in majesty; in both, the last. The force of Nature could no farther go: To make... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1819 - 464 pages
...measure, needs not rhime. EPIGRAM ON MILTOJV. BT MllYIIf.V. THREE Poets, in three distant ages bom, Greece, Italy, and England, did adorn : The First...majesty ; in both the LAST. The force of Nature could no farther go: To make a third, she joined the former two. AN ACCOUNT OF THE GREATEST ENGLISH POETS. BT... | |
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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. 
