 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 páginas
...traufla.adornedby Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to Engliih poetry embellifhed by Dryden, laterlttam invenit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and...marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according to his own propofal, his verfes may be compared... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 páginas
...by an cafy metaphor to Englifl* poetry embellifhed by Dryden, latmtiam invenit, marmcream rcliquit, he found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Gcorgiclcs is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's vcrfion, that, according to bis •own propofal, his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 páginas
...Auguftus, may be applied by aa eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateririam im-enit, marmoream reliquit, he found it brick, and he left...marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according to his own propofal, nis verfes may be compared... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 páginas
...eafy metaphor to Englifh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, " marmoream rcliquit," He found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according to his own propofal, his verfes may may be compared... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 páginas
...faid of Rome, adorned by Auguftus, may be applied by an eafy metaphor to EngliJh poetry embellifhed by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit."...marble. The invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according to his own propofal, his verfes may be compared... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 páginas
...adorned by Auguftus, ¿nay be applied by an cal'y metaphor DRYDEN. 379 phor to Englith poetry embellifhed by Dryden, lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit,...marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inferted from Mr. Milbourne's verfion, that, according to his own propofal, his verfes may be compared... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...easy metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " late" ritiam invenit, marmoream veliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. THE invocation before the Georgicks is here inserted from Mr-. Milbourne's version, that, according to his own proposal, his verses may be compared... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 páginas
...degraded, or forgotten. Johnfon, fpeaking of Dryden's improvement of Englifh verfification, fays, " Lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit:" He found it " brick," and he left it " marble." — I have already mentioned Sandys, and I fubjoin fome fpecimens of his verfe, that the reader may... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 páginas
...him, it may be perhaps maintained, that he was the first who joined argument with poetry. He showed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What...metaphor to English poetry, embellished by Dryden: latentiam invenit, mannoream reliquit. He found it brick, and he left it marble. The invocation before... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 452 páginas
...him, it may be perhaps maintained that he was the first who joined argument with poetry. He showed us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What...by an easy metaphor to English poetry embellished fy Bryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble. THE... | |
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us the true bounds of a translator's liberty. What was said of Rome, adorned by Augustus, may be applied by an easy metaphor to English poetry embellished by Dryden, " lateritiam invenit, marmoream reliquit." He found it brick, and he left it marble.... 
