 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...the fpoils of thofe writers he fo reprefents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and culloms, that if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies, we had feen lefs of it than in him. If there was any fault in his lang uage, 'twas that he weav'd it too clofely... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 páginas
...other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that if...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 páginas
...other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that if...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 páginas
...other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies and customs, that if one of their poets had written cither of his tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he vreaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their...than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, "Tie... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represented Rome to us, in his rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if one of their poets had written either of bis tragedies, we had seen less of it than in him. If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 páginas
...other poets, is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if...any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely VOL. xv. z and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhap* too, he did a little too... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...other poets, 'is only victory in him; With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us, in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, that if...there was any fault in his language, it was that he wcaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too he did a little too... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 páginas
...spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome to us in its rites, ceremonies, and customs, thqt if one of their poets had written either of his tragedies,...any fault in his language, it was, that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too much Romanize... | |
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But he has done his robberies so openly that one may see he fears not to be taxed by any law. He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him. With the spoils of these writers he so represents old Rome... 
