 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 páginas
...knowledge had rather fought. Nor did more learning ever crowded lie In fucha fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or writ, Still did the...tongue, Nor could his ink flow fafter than his wit. 13. So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame ; His judgement,... | |
 | 1773 - 614 páginas
...in the idea, that nothing in the poet's whole writings could be more worthy of his oblervation : ' So ftrong a wit did nature to him frame, As all things,...but his judgment, overcame ; His judgment, like the heav'nly moon, did (how, Temp'ring that mighty fea below.' There cannot be any thing, either in ancient... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 páginas
...bounty, and his/oul fmcere." Nor did more learning ever crowded lie In fuch a fhort mortality. Whene'er the fkilful youth difcours'd or writ, Still did the...wit did nature to him frame, As all things, but his judgement, overcame; His judgement like the heav'nly moon did fhow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below.... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 páginas
...the notions throng About his el'quent tongue, Q5 Nor eould his ink flow faftjr than his wit. XIII. So ftrong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overeame; His judgment like the heav'nly moon did Ihow, Temp'ring that mighty fea below. ICOm O had... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 páginas
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, . . Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 páginas
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 páginas
...did more Learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discours'd or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 páginas
...the notions throng about his el'quent tongue, nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did nature to him frame, as all things, but his judgment, overcame; his judgment like the heav'nly moon did shew, temp'ring that mighty sea below. Oh, had he liv'd in learning's world, what... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 páginas
...the notions throng about his el'quent tongue, nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did nature to him frame, as all things, but his judgment, overcame; his judgment like the heav'nly moon did shew, temp'ring that mighty sea below. Oh, had he Jiv'd in learnings vioM, < would... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 306 páginas
...did more Learning ever crowded lie I such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discoursed or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue, Nor could his ink flow faster than his wit. So strong a wit did Nature to him frame, As all things but his judgment overcame;... | |
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Knowledge he only sought, and so soon caught, As if for him knowledge had rather sought: Nor did more learning ever crowded lie In such a short mortality. Whene'er the skilful youth discoursed or writ, Still did the notions throng About his eloquent tongue,... 
