This has been the case with Shakspeare, Fletcher, Jonson, and many others ; part of whose poems I should take the boldness to prune and lop away, if the care of replanting them in print did belong to me : neither would I make any scruple to cut off from... The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Página 10por Samuel Johnson - 1779Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 páginas
...the boldnefs to prune and lop away, if the care of replanting them in print did belong to me [c] ; neither would I make any fcruple to cut off from fome...volume, than in a gigantic body ; on the contrary, it is cornrnonly more vigorous, the. lefs fpace it animates. And, as STATIUS fays of little TYDEUS [</] Totos... | |
| John Bell - 1777 - 658 páginas
...feruple to eut off from fame the unneeeflary young fuekers, and from others the old withered branehes ; for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vaft volume, than in a gigantie body; on the eontrary, it is eommonly more vigorous the lefs fpaee it animates, and, as Statius... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 páginas
...take the boldnefs to prune and lop away, if the care of replanting them in print did belohg to me [g]: neither would I make any fcruple to cut off from fome the unnecefiary young fuckers, and from others the old withered branches ; for a great wit is no more tied... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 páginas
...prune and lap away, if the care of replanting them in print did belong to me ; neither would I mak< any fcruple to cut off from fome the unneceflary young...branches ; for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vafl volume, than in a gigantick body ; on the contrary it is commonly more vigorous the lefs fpace... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 páginas
...them in print did belong to me ; neithcf would I make any fcruple to cut off from fome the unneceffary young fuckers, and from others the old withered branches ; for a great wic js no more tied to live in a vaft volume than in a gigantic body ; on the contrary, it is commonly... | |
| William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 páginas
...take the boldnefs to prune and lop away, if the care of replanting them in print did belong to me ; neither would I make any fcruple to cut off from fome the unneceffary young fuckers, and from others the old withered branches ; for a great wit is no more tied... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 páginas
...belong to me : neither would I make any scruple to cut off from somS the unnecessary young suckers, and from others the old withered branches; for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vast volume, than in a gigantic body ; on the contrary, it is commonly more vigorous, the less space... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 páginas
...did belong to me; neither would I make any scruple to cut offfrom some the unnecessary young suckers, and from others the old withered branches; for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vast volume, than in a gigantick body; on the contrary it is commonly more vigorous the less space... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 páginas
...belong to me; neither would I make any scruple to cut off from some the unnecessary young suckers, and from others the old withered branches ; for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vast volume, than in a gigantick body ; on the contrary it is commonly more vigorous the less space... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 páginas
...scruple to cut off from som the unnecessary young suckers, and from others the old withered branches j for a great wit is no more tied to live in a vast volume, than in a gigantic body ; on the contrary, it is commonly more vigorous, the less space... | |
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